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| Jessica Pegula (photo by Daniel Ward) |
Jessica Pegula, seeded number 1 at the Credit One Charleston Open, advanced to the quarterfinals today when she defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3, 6-2. Pegula's quarterfinal opponent will be none other than defending champion and 7th seed Danielle Collins, who advanced when she defeated 2017 finalist and 11th seed Alona Ostapenko.
The highly anticipated Ostapenko-Collins match, which was played on the Althea Gibson Club Court, lived up to expectations, especially in the first set, which Ostapenko led. However, when the Latvian star served for the set, she was broken, and Collins would go on to win that set 7-5. Collins then took the second set 6-3.
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| Danielle Collins (photo by Daniel Ward) |
And while it's "only a quarterfinal," the contest between the top seed and the defending champion has the potential to be dramatic and exciting; both are playing very well. It should be noted, however, that Pegula has a 5-0 record against Collins. The last time they played each other was at the 2023 French Open, and Pegula won their first round match.
Theirs will not be the only quarterfinal featuring two players from the USA. 8th seed Amanda Anisimova will play 4th seed Emma Navarro; Navarro defeated another USA player, Ashlyn Krueger, in the third round. There was potential for yet another USA vs. USA match, but 2nd seed (and 2019 champion) Madison Keys fell to Anna Kalinskaya in straight sets. Kalinskaya will play the remaining player from the USA, Sofia Kenin, the only unseeded player remaining in the draw. Kenin had to fight hard against 5th seed (and 2017 champion) Daria Kasatkina, who came from behind to force a second set tiebreak, then saved three match points.
| Emma Navarro (photo by Daniel Ward) |
Here is the quarterfinal singles draw:
Jessica Pegula (1) vs. Danielle Collins (7)
Zheng Qinwen (3) vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova (9)
Amanda Anisimova (8) vs. Emma Navarro (4)
Sofia Kenin vs. Anna Kalinskaya (14)
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