{"id":125563,"date":"2025-09-01T19:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/125563\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T19:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:50:08","slug":"jessica-pegula-claims-theres-been-a-massive-shift-in-the-way-the-fans-are-treating-her-at-the-us-open-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/125563\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Pegula\u00a0claims there\u2019s\u00a0been a\u00a0\u2018massive shift\u2019 in the way the fans are treating her at the US Open this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jessica Pegula continued her pursuit of returning to the US Open final with a victory over Ann Li in the fourth round. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jessica-pegula\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pegula<\/a>, who has yet to drop a set in New York so far, kept her flawless run alive against Li, beating her compatriot 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. <\/p>\n<p>In the last eight, she will come up against two-time Grand Slam champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/taylor-townsend-posts-message-on-instagram-just-hours-after-her-heartbreaking-defeat-at-the-us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barbora Krejcikova, who knocked out home hope Taylor Townsend<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>After finishing as the runner-up in 2024, Pegula is hoping to go one step further at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a> this year, where she has noticed a difference in the way the fans have treated her compared to previous seasons.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229091828-1024x593.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Pegula reacts during the 2025 Cincinnati Open\" class=\"wp-image-123283\" \/>Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty ImagesJessica Pegula explains the shift in fan treatment towards her<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Tennis Channel about her popularity at Flushing meadows, Pegula said: \u201cI mean, well, yeah, I\u2019ve gotten support here I feel like for as long as I can remember.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019ve obviously noticed there\u2019s been a massive shift after I\u2019ve done really well, especially last year, and I feel like just walking around the grounds, walking around the city, I can just feel the energy from the fans so much more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I feel like I\u2019ve tried to take that into my matches, you know, so far, just being really positive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not super emotional out there on court, so for me, it\u2019s a lot of energy, but, you know, just staying really positive, jumping around, and just trying to give the crowd, you know, what they deserve, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Pegula\u2019s 2025 US Open campaign so far<\/p>\n<p>Before her US Open campaign, Pegula had struggled during the North American hard-court swing, bowing out in the early stages of both the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open. <\/p>\n<p>In the Big Apple, however, she has been in impressive form, tearing through her side of the draw en route to the quarterfinals. <\/p>\n<p>RoundOpponentScoreFourth RoundAnn Li6-1, 6-2 (W)Third RoundVictoria Azarenka6-1, 7-5 (W)Second RoundAnna Blinkova6-1, 6-3 (W)First RoundMayar Sherif6-0, 6-4 (W)Jessica Pegula\u2019s US Open campaign so far<\/p>\n<p>Pegula cleared aside both Mayar Sherif and Anna Blinkova in rounds one and two, and defeated former world number one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/Victoria-Azarenka\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria Azarenka<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Following another dominant win over Li, she is now faced with her toughest test yet in the form of Krejcikova, who has a winning record against her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jessica Pegula 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