"No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula, the 2024 US Open runner-up, advanced to the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows for a second straight year with a 6-1, 6-2 win over fellow American Ann Li on Sunday. Pegula, who opened the day session at Arthur Ashe Stadium, has yet to drop a set at this year's tournament. The three games she dropped against Li were her fewest in a US Open match for her career."
"Through four rounds, Pegula has dropped just 17 games, her fewest en route to any of her eight major quarterfinal appearances. Li, a 25-year-old who was among the five American women to reach the round of 16, was making her first appearance in the second week of a Slam. She faced a tough test against Pegula, winning only 20% of her second serve points and was broken in six of eight service games."
"Pegula has excelled at tournaments in her home country, with her 85 WTA match wins on U.S. soil since the start of 2020 the most by any player on the women's tour. In the quarterfinals she'll face either two-time major champion Barbora Krejcikova or American Taylor Townsend, who upset No. 5 seed Mirra Andreeva in the previous round. ESPN Research contributed to this report."
Jessica Pegula reached the US Open quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Ann Li, remaining unbeaten and not dropping a set in the tournament. Pegula lost only three games in the match, her fewest in a US Open match, and has surrendered 17 games through four rounds, the least on her path to any of her eight major quarterfinals. Ann Li, 25, made her first second-week Grand Slam appearance but won only 20% of her second-serve points and was broken six times in eight service games. Pegula has 85 WTA match wins on U.S. soil since 2020, the most on the women's tour. Her quarterfinal opponent will be either Barbora Krejcikova or Taylor Townsend.
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