Wimbledon: Jessica Pegula survives three-setter against Lauren Davis

The No4 seeded Jessica Pegula survived a severe scare from fellow American Lauren Davis in the first round of Wimbledon 2023 to advance to the second round on MondayPegula came break down in the third set to win the clash against Davis 62 678 63 in a match that lasted for two hours and 19 minutesPegula has not lost in the first round of a Slam tournament since losing to Aryna Sabalenka at Roland Garros 2020 and she was able to maintain her record despite wasting three match points in the secondset tiebreak She has advanced only as far as Wimbledons third round despite being a fivetime major quarterfinalistThe American had a strong opening set conceding only three games off her serve and used Davis 13 unforced errors to her advantageHowever No 46ranked Davis who won her second WTA Tour title in Hobart in January recovered her rhythm in the second set and broke Pegula for a 53 lead with a great forehand passPegula experienced a string of fortunate breaks near the conclusion of the second set As Davis served the final point of the set one of Pegulas strokes slid off the baseline sending Davis reeling from the unanticipated bounce A net cord pushed Davis forward during the tiebreak at 55 giving Pegula a clear pass to earn her first match point A Davis volley missed the top of the tape and landed on her side two points later giving Pegula a second match pointAfter winning the best point of the match the 29yearold quickly took the lead in the deciding by racing all over the court and striking a winning passHowever Pegula recovered in the following game and went back to the fundamentals with a solid third set A high backhand volley winner on her fourth match chance helped her convert it after she dropped just four more points behind her serve She then broke Davis for a 53 lead and served out without much of a fussIts tough to stabilize in the third set I got broken Had chances She played a couple incredible points It was very windy so it was hard to really feel like you could get any momentum going because then youd have the wind gusting It would keep you off balance and unstable Pegula was quoted as saying by WTAcomI think what kind of snapped me out of it was that I was down 300 I challenged and the ball looked like it was significantly out where the umpire overruled it it was in I got kind of pissed For me being pissed is not that bad but it got me a little bit like OK I need to get it together right now I just got broken Its 300 she addedI was able to break that game hold take control of the match I dont know I was able to find a little moment there where I was able to get myself going a little bit just for the fact that I was a little annoyed with that point that circumstance Pegula saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever