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Former pro Gambill says Pegula is now a 'complete elite player' after taking down Swiatek in Montreal
WTASaturday, 19 August 2023 at 08:00
Former American tennis player Jan-Michael Gambill believes that
fellow American Jessica Pegula is now an elite player.
The 29-year-old has been in impressive form in the recent
past where she also won the National Bank Canadian Open after beating Russia’s Liudmila
Samsonova with a score of 6-1, 6-0 last week.
Talking about Pegula, Gambill was of the opinion that she is
now a complete player just like Iga Swiatek and has the ability to take down
her opponents.
"She has been on this incredible journey,” he said. “I
remember her comments talking about how it was about belief, it was about
execution and getting to the top of the game and now that she can take out
players like Iga [Swiatek],
"I think she is that complete elite player now. She
has sort of risen from a player who is challenging the top to being one of the top
players herself.”
Pegula, despite that success in Montreal, will be slightly
disappointed with her outing in the ongoing Cincinnati Open (Western &
Southern Open) where she lost to Czech Republic’s Marie Bouzkova in the round
of 16 tie in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-0.
The New York-born will be hoping that recent defeat will not
affect her preparations for the upcoming US Open which is set to begin in less
than 10 days’ time.
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