The Czech Barbora Krejcikova, only 13th in the world but qualified for the benefit of her Grand Slam title this year at Wimbledon, largely dominated the American Jessica Pegula (6), whom she beat 6-3, 6-3 in just a short time. more than an hour this Tuesday in Riyadh at the WTA Masters.
After this second defeat in two matches, Pegula is already eliminated from the race for the semi-finals.
However, it was she, opening the hostilities with a shutout, who took the upper hand at the start of the match.
But at 3-3, the balance of power is reversed. Pegula then concedes the first two break points of the set, and Krejcikova takes the American's service on the second thanks to a backhand into her opponent's net.
Krejcikova confirms this break and obtains three set points at 5-3 on the service of Pegula.
The second will be good for the Czech, who returns to the feet of Pegula whose drop shot ends in the net: 6-3, in less than half an hour.
In the second set, Pegulacommitting two double faults and two unforced errors on the backhand, concedes his service for the third time in a row to be led 2-0.
The American, after losing six games in a row, then stopped the bleeding by breaking immediately, with a backhand suddenly found.
More Pegulafearing his opponent's returns, immediately lost his serve again by committing two new double faults.
Krejcikovawho had already taken a set at Swiatek Sunday, confirms this break and heads towards victory in two sets of a game which lasted only 69 minutes.
In the wake of this match, where the Czech often got the upper hand over the American with the power and depth of her shots, the Polish Iga Swiatek will be opposed in the second singles of this second day of the Orange group at the American Coco Gauff.
To hope to recover his throne recently abandoned to Belarus Aryna Sabalenkathe Pole must absolutely win this end-of-season tournament.
