Pegula won the seventh match in Wuhan thriller match and beat Baptiste – Tennis Now
Author: Richard Pagliaro Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Image source: Wuhan Open/CVG
A deafening roar erupted, Jessica Pegula There is something to celebrate in Wuhan today.
The 2024 US Open finalist won the seventh match point and finally defeated his determined opponent Hayley Baptiste At the Wuhan Open, Pegula won the 2 hours and 55 minutes of epic competition with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(6).
The sixth seed Pegula served again 5-2 and 5-4, but Baptiste fought hard, leaving two match points in the eighth game and winning three match points in the tenth game to tie the score at 5.
After 5-6 in the serve, Pegula kept a 15-draw and forced the decisive game into the decisive game.
Pegula fell 4-5 when breaking, but later scored a goal. Baptiste saved the match point again 5-6 before Pegula finally secured one of her toughest wins of the season.
Image source: Wuhan Open/CVG
“It’s so cruel,” Pegula said. “Go to the point, and then she started playing well, and I think I was just a little tentative. Sometimes that’s what someone needs to come back.
“I’m really proud of how I’m going to stick with it because I think I’m going to break down easily. But I’m going to stick with it so yes, that’s a crazy journey.”
Pegula, who ranked seventh, will continue to work hard in the next match against Katerina Alessandrova.
The ninth seed Alessandrova defeated American player Ann Lee 7-6 (5), 6-2.
