Tennis-Adrenaline from cheering crowd helped Pegula fight back in U.S. Open


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 06 Sep 2024

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.

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