“I gave him the game”: very very self -criticism of Jessica Pegula after being eliminated in Montreal

Bombs in the WTA 1000 of Montreal. Anastasija Sevastova (386 ° of the world ranking) He hit and eliminated the bicampeona defender, Jessica Pegula (4th), 3-6, 6-4 and 6-1. In this way, tennis player, 35, scored her name in the round of 16 of the Canadian tournament.

After the hard defeat, Pegula, who sought to match what Monica Seles between 1995 and 1997 (last tricampeone), went through the press conference and analyzed the meeting: “It was a strange game for me. I felt that I had total control, and then I played a couple of terrible Games. “

Then, he added: “I gave him the game. When you let your rivals get back into the match, they can play very well. I think that in the third set she played very well, but yes, my performance bothered me more in the middle of the second“

“It hasn’t done very well, I’m not playing great tennis. Sometimes yes, but I have many ups and downs, I play carelessly and I don’t like that, it bothers me a lot. I am a bit perfectionist, so I don’t like having to say that. You have to find a way to get out of it and not sympathize with oneself or put excuses. I have to find a way. In Cincinnati my main objective will be to focus on the important points and games, because there are times when you chain six or seven really good games and then escape, “added the finalist of the US Open 2024.

Sevastova, meanwhile, will seek to continue with its unforgettable tour in Montreal. For a place among the eight best in the championship, it will be measured before Naomi Osaka (49 °)former world number 1 and four times Grand Slam champion.

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