Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 23, 2022 Jessica Pegula of the U.S. celebrates winning her fourth round match against Greece's Maria Sakkari REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Jessica Pegula rekindled her love affair with Melbourne Park on Sunday by dumping Greek fifth seed Maria Sakkari out of the Australian Open 7-6(0) 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals for a second straight year.
Under a blazing sun at Margaret Court Arena, Pegula's stonewall defence left the hard-hitting Sakkari a hot mess and the American only grew in confidence as the match went on.
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