Croatia’s best female tennis player Petra Martić (WTA – 80) continues with excellent form at the All England Club and has qualified for the Wimbledon round of 16 after defeating the 8th-seeded American Jessica Pegula (WTA – 9th) 6:2, 7:6 (5) in less than an hour and a half of play.
Martić played brilliantly against Pegula to win her third match at this year’s Wimbledon without losing a set, reports HRT.
Martić played a set and a half almost without a mistake. During that time, she easily won the first set 6:2, while in the second, with a break advantage, she led 3:1.
However, Pegula came back from the middle of the second set, making it a quality and even fight. Pegula returned the break and had one set point on Martić’s serve with a 5:4 lead.
Martić made it to the tie-break in which she led 5:2. The American tennis player gathered her strength and equalized at 5:5, but then Martić made it 6:5 with a good second serve, while Pegula made a mistake on the match point at the net for Martić to celebrate.
In the round of 16, Martić will play against Kazakhstani tennis player Jelena Ribakina, the 17th-seed of the tournament, who won against Chinese tennis player Qinwen Zheng 7:6 (4), 7:5 in the third round.
Martić reached the second week of Wimbledon for the third time in her career. She played in the round of 16 in 2017 and 2019.
“This victory means a lot to me, and I still have enough energy to go on. Pegula is a great tennis player, she has been proving how good she is for a long time, and I know that grass suits her. So I’m going to move on, match by match,” said Martić immediately after celebrating against the American.
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