Two years in a row for Jessica Pegula! The American fourth seed delivers another brilliant performance against Barbora Krejcikova to book her place in the US Open semifinals. Last year, she reached the final but couldn’t outlast World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. This time, though, she’s coming in with fire and focus. She looks determined to finish the job. What’s fueling her?

On Tuesday, in just 1 hour and 26 minutes, Pegula powered past Krejcikova 6-3, 6-3 on Arthur Ashe Stadium. After the match, she spoke openly about how it feels. “I don’t know. I feel like I’m just really comfortable,” she said in her post-match interview. “It’s crazy to look now and think that I’m really comfortable coming out here and playing on big courts, big matches, on the best court in the world, with the crazies

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