Chris Oddo| @thefanchild | Friday, April 25, 2025
No. 3 in the world Jessica Pegula now Coco Gofu and Madison Keys Riding shotguns with her are number 4 and number 5 respectively.
“To be honest, I think it's so nice to have all three of us in the top five.” “Of course we want to be [the No.1 American]I think that's the main goal, but we're glad we're competing there, the biggest title on the world stage. ”
But the bigger milestone is waiting for the 2024 U.S. Open in Madrid this week, as she can replace Iga Swiatek In Top-2.
Pegula prevails 💪@jpegula In the second round, the Lys 6-2, 6-2 and became the player with the most victories so far this season.#mmopen pic.twitter.com/flhamxffen
– wta (@wta) April 25, 2025
Pegula beat Eva Lys 6-2 6-2 to clash with Japan's Moyuka Uchijima, who could have surpassed Sweetke if Madrid had the early poles rolled. Even if she doesn't, the current winner on the 2025 WTA Tour may have more chances in the next two months, as Swiatek ended 4,000 points from now until Roland-Garros, and the fact that Pegula missed the European clay lineup due to injury doesn't defend any facts.
Pegula fell behind Swiatek by 175 points in the current live rankings. According to the WTA tour, this is the second-ranked scenario involving Swiatek. Swiatek has ranked the top 2 every week since March 21, 2022.
If Swiatek loses…
32 rounds: Pegula
Round 16: Pegula passes with semifinals and Gove
Quarterfinals: Pegula
Semi-finals: Pegula
If Swiatek enters the final, Pegula can still pass her, but only win the championship.
