Jessica Pegula cruised to her first win in her opening match at the U.S. Open.
Pegula, who is ranked no. 3 this tournament, faced unranked Italian player Camila Giorgi on Tuesday. She defeated Giorgi 6-2, 6-2 in an hour and 22 minutes, CNN reports.
The 29-year-old American is playing in front of a “home crowd” having grown up in Buffalo, New York. She heads into the tournament coming off one of the best years of her career. In early August, she won the Canadian Open.
“I think we are all hoping that we hit the right form going into a slam, especially if you get through the first week trying to hit that stride in the second week,” Pegula said during her on-court interview in Arthur Ashe Stadium, according to ESPN. “But you never really know what’s going to happen.”
“Tennis is so day-to-day — you can feel great one week and then you can feel terrible the next. So you are just tying to really get through the first few rounds and try and get better each match.”
Pegula faces Patricia Maria Țig next in the second round on Thursday, August 31.
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