Jessica Pegula loses in first round upset at Wimbledon
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LONDON — Third-seeded Jessica Pegula was upset in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, losing 6-2, 6-3 to 116th-ranked Elisabetta Cocciaretto for the American’s earliest exit at a Grand Slam tournament in five years.
Pegula, the world No. 3, came into the All England Club having won the the grass-court Bad Homburg Open in Germany on Saturday when she beat Iga Swiatek in straight sets.
The last time she lost in the first round at a major tournament was the French Open in 2020.
Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy celebrates in the first round on Tuesday at Wimbledon.Tim Clayton / Getty Images
Cocciaretto, whose ranking has dipped in recent months, told herself to “be more aggressive and go for it, don’t think about losing or winning the point.”
“I played a really great champion. She’s an unbelievable player, she’s a great example for all of us,” the 24-year-old Italian said in her on-court interview after her first career top-5 victory.
Pegula, quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 2023, hit only five winners and made 24 unforced errors.
Her only other first-round loss at the All England Club was in her debut in 2019.
Pegula has reached five singles finals this year — second only to top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka’s seven.
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