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BREAKING NEWS: Jessica Pegula tops Barbora Krejcikova to seal the Australian Open quarterfinal spot…and the American is now the HIGHEST seeded woman remaining in the tournament
Jessica Pegula made light work of Barbora Krejcikova to seal a straight-set victory and book her place in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday morning.
The No.3 seed, who is the daughter of the owners of the Buffalo Bills, is now the highest-ranked player remaining in the women’s singles as she searches for her first Grand Slam title.
Pegula won the match 7-5, 6-2 to set up a match with either Victoria Azarenka or Shuai Zhang in the last eight.
More to follow.
Jessica Pegula is the last American woman standing in singles at the Australian Open
Pegula overcame Barbora Krejcikova with relative ease to book a place in the quarterfinals
Pegula is seeded No. 3, but the No. 1 and No. 2 players are already out of the tournament.
Pegula is the daughter of the owners of the Bills and all eyes will be on Buffalo on Sunday afternoon.