Pegula not expecting similar result against Sakkari at WTA Finals: "The courts, surface and balls are totally different"

Jessica Pegula is not expecting an easy win over Maria Sakkari in her WTA Finals opener as the situation is completely different.

They played in the Guadalajara final just a week ago with Pegula winning in two easy sets. She doesn't expect the same thing in Forth Worth as everything from the surface, to the conditions and the balls is quite different.

She said:

"I think maybe some people are, like, 'Oh, well, she just beat her in Guadalajara. Oh, it should be an easy matchup.' But I think at the same time it's almost harder because obviously, she's going to go back and try to change things."

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On the difference to that match, Pegula said:

"The courts are totally different. The surface is different. The balls are different. Not at altitude. There's a lot of dynamic that changes with that, and I'm going to try and stick to my game plan to what I thought worked well in Guadalajara, but that might have to change a little bit with the conditions."

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