Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Pegula reaches US Open quarters after defeating Cirstea
Jessica Pegula won her US Open match against Sorana Cirstea.
She won two sets, 6-3 and 6-4.
This means Pegula has reached the tournament’s quarter-finals.
She is still trying to win her first major tennis title.
Pegula also beat Cirstea at the Cincinnati Open three weeks earlier.
Cirstea is expected to retire at the end of the season.
Pegula said she respected Cirstea and called her a great competitor.
Pegula’s next opponent will be Emma Navarro or Anna Kalinskaya.
Jessica Pegula defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open Round of 16.
The win sent Pegula into the quarter-finals and kept her maiden major-title hopes alive.
It was Pegula’s second victory over Cirstea in three weeks, following their Cincinnati Open meeting.
Cirstea’s match was described as her final Grand Slam appearance before her planned retirement.
Pegula will face Emma Navarro or Anna Kalinskaya for a place in her third straight US Open semi-final.
- Who
- American tennis player Jessica Pegula defeated Romanian player Sorana Cirstea.
- What
- Pegula won 6-3, 6-4 to reach the US Open quarter-finals.
- When
- Sunday.
- Where
- The US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York, on the Louis Armstrong court.
- Why
- The victory advanced Pegula’s pursuit of her first major title and a third consecutive US Open semi-final appearance.
- Result
- Jessica Pegula defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-4.
- Round
- US Open Round of 16.
- Next stage
- Quarter-finals.
- Previous meeting
- Pegula also defeated Cirstea in the Cincinnati Open Round of 16 three weeks earlier.
- Pegula’s goal
- A maiden major title.
- Cirstea’s status
- The match was described as Cirstea’s final Grand Slam appearance before her planned retirement at the end of the season.
- Next potential opponents
- Emma Navarro or Anna Kalinskaya.