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 driving shotgun together with her contained in the High-5 because the No.4-and No.5, respectively.
“I actually suppose we’re simply actually blissful that every one three of us are within the High-5,” Pegula stated of the trio. “After all we need to be [the No.1 American], I believe that’s the principle aim, however we’re simply blissful that we’re all proper there, competing, going after the largest titles towards the largest gamers on the world stage.”
However an even bigger milestone lies in look ahead to the 2024 US Open finalist this week in Madrid, as she might supplant Iga Swiatek contained in the High-2.
Pegula prevails 💪@JPegula defeats Lys 6-2, 6-2 within the second spherical and turns into the participant with probably the most wins to date 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 cross 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 attributable to the truth that she missed the European clay-court swing attributable to harm.
Pegula is 175 factors behind Swiatek within the present stay rankings. Listed below are the situations that contain Swiatek the No.2 rating, per the WTA Tour. Swiatek has ranked contained in the High-2 each week since March 21, 2022.
If Swiatek loses in …
Spherical of 32: Pegula passes with semifinals and Gauff passes with ultimate
Spherical of 16: Pegula passes with semifinals and Gauff passes with ultimate
Quarterfinals: Pegula passes with ultimate and Gauff passes with ultimate
Semifinals: Pegula passes with ultimate and Gauff passes with title
If Swiatek reaches the ultimate, Pegula can nonetheless cross her, however solely by profitable the title.
