Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 5, 2024 Jessica Pegula of the U.S. celebrates after winning her semi final match against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The cheering home crowd at the Arthur Ashe Stadium filled Jessica Pegula with adrenaline as she fought back from a first-set loss to beat Karolina Muchova in the U.S. Open semi-finals on Thursday, the American sixth seed said.
Pegula was trailing 2-0 in the second set before she snatched the momentum from her Czech opponent to win 1-6 6-4 6-2 and qualify for her first major final.
