"Keys's performance, Pegula recalled, had prompted Pegula to accurately predict to their mutual friends that Keys would win the Australian Open two weeks later. It is normal for players to discuss future opponents, but they do not usually do so in conversation with each other."
"This was, in some ways, a historic match on Rod Laver Arena: the first grand slam singles match between two podcast co-hosts. Keys and Pegula, who are one year apart at 30 and 31 years old respectively, are close friends who have known each other for nearly two decades. Although this was only their fourth WTA meeting, with the head-to-head now 2-2, they have trained together hundreds of times."
"Keys's reign at the Australian Open came to a difficult end in the fourth round as the defending champion and ninth seed was crushed under the weight of her hefty unforced error count and a spotless performance from Pegula, the sixth seed, who marched into the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-4 win. This was, in some ways, a historic match on Rod Laver Arena: the first grand slam singles match between two podcast co-hosts."
Jessica Pegula defeated Madison Keys 6-3, 6-4 in the fourth round of the Australian Open, ending Keys's title defense. Pegula produced a largely flawless performance while Keys struggled with a high unforced error count. The match represented the first grand slam singles meeting between two podcast co-hosts and highlighted the pair's off-court closeness. Keys and Pegula have known each other for nearly two decades, have trained together extensively, and have only met four times on the WTA tour, with the head-to-head now level at 2-2. Last August they launched The Player's Box podcast alongside Jennifer Brady and Desirae Krawczyk.
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