Citi Open: Top seed Pegula upset by Saville

Daria Saville defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-4 on Wednesday and will play Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino in the next round

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Tennis Majors

August 3, 2022

Australian Daria Saville beat the No 1 seed Jessica Pegula, of the United States, in straight sets to move into the quarter-finals of the Citi Open on Wednesday.

Saville won 7-5, 6-4 to upset Pegula, who was also the defending champion in the tournament.

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🇦🇺 @Daria_gav knocks out the Washington top seed and 2019 champion Pegula in straight sets!#CitiOpen pic.twitter.com/X7eshtvBkt
— wta (@WTA) August 3, 2022

The Australian, ranked No 88, will face Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino next.

Saville had defeated edged out Swede qualifier Mirjam Bjorklund (3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4)) ahead of her victory against the top seed.

In the previous round, Pegula, ranked No 7 in the world and the highest-ranked American on the WTA rankings list, won against wildcard Hailey Baptiste (6-2, 6-2).