By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday April 25, 2025
World No.3 Jessica Pegula is having fun with her time because the top-ranked American girl nowadays, with Coco Gauff and Madison Keys using shotgun along with her contained in the Prime-5 because the No.4-and No.5, respectively.
“I truthfully suppose we’re simply actually glad that each one three of us are within the Prime-5,” Pegula mentioned of the trio. “After all we need to be [the No.1 American], I feel that’s the primary objective, however we’re simply glad that we’re all proper there, competing, going after the largest titles in opposition to the largest gamers on the world stage.”
However a much bigger milestone lies in await the 2024 US Open finalist this week in Madrid, as she might supplant Iga Swiatek contained in the Prime-2.
Pegula prevails 💪@JPegula defeats Lys 6-2, 6-2 within the second spherical and turns into the participant with probably the most wins thus far this season.#MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/FlHAmXfFEN
— wta (@WTA) April 25, 2025
Pegula, who took out Eva Lys 6-2 6-2 to set a third-round conflict with Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima, might move Swiatek if the Pole tumbles early in Madrid. Even when she doesn’t, the present win chief on the WTA Tour in 2025 may need extra alternatives within the subsequent two months, as Swiatek is defending 4,000 factors between now and the tip of Roland-Garros, whereas Pegula isn’t defending any on account of the truth that she missed the European clay-court swing on account of harm.
Pegula is 175 factors behind Swiatek within the present reside rankings. Listed here are the situations that contain Swiatek the No.2 rating, per the WTA Tour. Swiatek has ranked contained in the Prime-2 each week since March 21, 2022.
If Swiatek loses in …
Spherical of 32: Pegula passes with semifinals and Gauff passes with last
Spherical of 16: Pegula passes with semifinals and Gauff passes with last
Quarterfinals: Pegula passes with last and Gauff passes with last
Semifinals: Pegula passes with last and Gauff passes with title
If Swiatek reaches the ultimate, Pegula can nonetheless move her, however solely by successful the title.
