Evert hails Pegula's win over Swiatek: "The best I've ever seen her play"

Jessica Pegula secured a huge upset win over Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-2 at the United Cup and Chris Evert praised her on Twitter for her efforts.

Pegula finished last year on a bad note losing all six matches she played in the singles and doubles competitions at the WTA Finals in Forth Worth. Her play to start to the year has been pretty spectacular and this win was too. Swiatek was unable to handle Pegula on the really fast courts as the American applied heavy pressure in the early goings of the rallies racing to a swift 70-minute finish.

Pegula reacted to the win by confirming she was inspired by unfortunate events that happened in the NFL recently. A Buffalo Bills player suffered a medical emergency on the field and it's the team owned by Pegula's parents. Chris Evert hailed all of that by saying it was the best match she ever played.