Pegula battles back to defeat Giorgi at Indian Wells

Jessica Pegula had to fight to eliminate Camila Giorgi in the second round of Indian Wells.

The H2H between Pegula and Giorgi was 4-1 in favor of the American. Their first match was in August 2019 at the final of the WTA 500 Washington with a victory for the American. In their second match, they played the semifinal of the Montreal WTA 1000, where Giorgi took revenge for the lost final and went on to win her first WTA 1000 against Karolina Pliskova.

In the first set, Giorgi showed her best form and quickly took the lead 4-0, and although Pegula could react and start to get into the game, the advantage was too much to overcome, with the 31-year-old player taking the lead 6-3.

The world No. 3 remained calm and for the second set took control of the game and easily extended the match with a 6-1 advantage. In the third set, Pegula continued to lead the match with a series of unforced errors from the Italian, who could not show confidence in her service. The dominance was absolute for the American who took her second match point to win 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Despite a complex start to the game, Jessica Pegula pulled off a difficult match against a rival who won the Merida Open two weeks ago and can complicate anyone's game on a good day. The American will play the third round against 21-year-old Russian Anastasia Potapova.