"This girl giving an absolute lesson to the World No.1 today" - Tiafoe has high praise for Pegula after dominant United Cup victory over Swiatek

American tennis star Frances Tiafoe hailed compatriot Jessica Pegula after the latter scored a thumping win over World No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the 2023 United Cup on Friday.

Pegula beat Swiatek 6-2 6-2, to give the United States a 1-0 lead against Poland in the semifinals. Later, Tiafoe beat Kacper Zuk 6-3 6-3 to increase the lead to 2-0.

The ATP World No.19 lauded Pegula on Instagram, where he uploaded a couple of stories highlighting the latter's magnificent win over the World No.1.

"This girl giving an absolute lesson to the world number one today, congrats @jpegula way to start us off team cap," Tiafoe wrote.

In a separate Instagram story, Tiafoe called Pegula his "dawg," a slang term often associated with a close friend.

Team United States will continue their semi-final clash against Poland on Saturday. Hubert Hurkacz will square up against Taylor Fritz before Madison Keys locks horns against Magda Linette. Later in the day, Pegula will join forces with Fritz to take on the Polish pairing of Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz.