Jessica Pegula reached the semifinals of the Dubai WTA
1000 this week and lost to the eventual champion, Barbora Krejcikova. Despite
having a good week, the world No. 3 had a bitter end, as she lost on her
birthday. From the airport, the American used Twitter to take the situation
with humor:
Everyone: “What is it like playing on tour? It must be
so amazing!”
Me: gets bagled on your birthday, sitting eating Doritos at midnight, waiting
to get on a 16 hr flight home," wrote Pegula on Twitter.
Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu reacted to
the photo and expressed her agreement with Pegula's comments. The Canadian
player experienced a similar situation on her last birthday, as she lost in the
round of 16 at the Grass Court Championship Berlin against Karolina Pliskova
one day before turning 22.
"I feel this on the deepest level possible," Andreescu said.
Both players will take this week off to rest and
prepare for their next big challenge at Indian Wells, starting on March 6th.
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
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Everyone: “What is it like playing on tour? It must be so amazing!”
Me: gets bagled on your birthday, sitting eating Doritos at midnight, waiting to get on a 16 hr flight home. 🤣
Everyone: “What is it like playing on tour? It must be so amazing!”
Me: gets bagled on your birthday, sitting eating Doritos at midnight, waiting to get on a 16 hr flight home. 🤣