Melbourne, Jan 29, 2026 (AFP) - Pegula calls herself 'shoddy, erratic' in Melbourne semi-final loss

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2026-01-29

Jessica Pegula called her display "shoddy" and "erratic" as her Australian Open run ended in the semi-finals to Elena Rybakina on Thursday. The sixth seed, bidding to win a first Grand Slam crown aged 31, did not drop a set in reaching her maiden Melbourne semi-final. But the American went down 6-3, 7-6 (9/7) to Kazakh fifth seed Rybakina, who will play world number one Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday's final. Pegula said that apart from at the end w......

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