"They've definitely stepped up" 🔥 World No. 3 Jessica Pegula on the 'Big Three' in women's tennis and playing compatriot Danielle Collins in first round at Roland-Garros! @JLPegula | #RolandGarros
"I think still anybody can win any tournament any week": Pegula discusses notion of new 'Big Three' in WTA tennis
WTASunday, 28 May 2023 at 02:30
Jessica
Pegula expressed her opinion that any player can compete in tournaments despite
the dominance of Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Elena Rybakina.
The
American spoke with Eurosport during the pre-2023 French Open activities and
commented on the emerging rivalry among the "Big Three" players in
the WTA. With Swiatek, Sabalenka, and Rybakina as overwhelming favorites in
each tournament, world number 3 Jessica Pegula said that any player can still
win tournaments:
"Yeah,
it's kind of fun to have more of a 'Big Three' on the women's side. I think
still anybody can win any tournament any week, but I think they've definitely
stepped up, obviously.
"Iga
[Swiatek] has been at the top and then seeing Aryna [Sabalenka] be right there
and break through this year at the Australian Open along with Elena [Rybakina]
last year at Wimbledon."
Pegula
highlighted the differences in the personalities of the three players and
expressed her desire to continue improving in order to challenge them:
"So
it's been very interesting and I think they all are so different,
personality-wise, and in the way they play.
"It's
been really fun to kind of watch them and also challenge myself as well to see
how I can, you know, play better and really challenge them and hopefully get
wins against them."
Pegula
faces a tough challenge in her debut at the French Open, where she is the third
seed, as she was drawn against her compatriot Danielle Collins. She mentioned
that her goal is to reach at least the quarterfinals, especially considering
that clay is not her favorite surface:
"I
hope to make another quarterfinal. I think that would be another amazing result
for me, especially on clay, but yeah, I think to go further, I think you have
to get to those points first and you have to just keep playing your game every
single match.
"And I
think that's what helps build confidence and takes you through the later
rounds," claimed Pegula.
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