With Coco Gauff out in Round 4, all eyes turned to the remaining American women. Amanda Anisimova and Jessica Pegula had the weight of expectation on their shoulders. First up was Pegula, and boy, did she deliver! In just 1 hour and 26 minutes, the No. 4 seed beat Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 6-3, punching her ticket to the US Open semifinals for the second year in a row. In the process, she matched a feat last achieved by one of the GOATS, Serena Williams .

Jessica Pegula came out firing, racing to a 3-0 lead in the first set and putting Krejcikova on the back foot. The former French Open and Wimbledon champion managed to narrow the gap to 4-3, but Pegula pulled away to take the final two games. She never let the momentum slip. Her control in the set set the tone for what was to com

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