World No. 4 Jessica Pegula is going through a difficult spell of results after another early exit, this time in Cincinnati. The North American hard court swing has not been kind to the 31-year-old, as she suffered a first-round defeat in Washington, followed by back-to-back round two losses in Montreal and Cincinnati.

Bad Timing for Pegula

All of this is far from ideal preparation for her home Slam – the US Open – where she is a defending finalist. Pegula was edged out 5-7, 5-7 by then-World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka, as she aimed to become yet another female American Grand Slam champion.

Her impressive run to the final means she has 1300 points to defend this year, but her preparation has been far from ideal, and she will likely be low on confidence heading to New York. Since crashing o

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