Jessica Pegula is on fire at the moment, finding form at the perfect time ahead of the final Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Returning to America for this leg of the tour has proven supremely profitable for the 30-year-old, who had previously endured a pretty rough 2024 laden with fitness and form issues.
But, having put those aside now, there are few on the WTA who will enter the US Open with as much form as she currently has.
Especially if the courts play anything like they have done in both Toronto and Cincinnati.
Jessica Pegula reacts to Cincinnati Open courts
Speaking after her impressive victory over Paula Badosa in the Cincinnati Open semi-finals, Jessica Pegula spoke on everything from the match she had just enjoyed to the conditions of the courts.
Naturally, regarding the latter, she is enjoying a real purple patch on this surface, and will have a chance to add to her trophy cabinet later today when she faces Aryna Sabalenka.
She spoke to Tennis Channel about this fine run of form, noting: ‘I think my ball and the way I hit the ball and redirect pace really well is definitely good for fast courts. I think Toronto was decently fast as well. It wasn’t slow. It wasn’t quite as fast as here but I think you are seeing my results here because the surface helps me.
‘It’s nice to have some faster conditions. The last few years it feels like everything is really slow so it’s nice to see some tournaments here and there that I can be like okay, now it caters to my game!’
Elsewhere, Carlos Alcaraz complained about the Cincinnati Open conditions, which are reportedly very similar to how the US Open will play next week.
Jessica Pegula has enjoyed the perfect US Open preparation
Having won in Toronto earlier this month, defending her title, many lauded Pegula for how she has steadily rescued her 2024 after enduring a really tough injury-hit spell.
However, few likely predicted that she could then follow that Masters 1000 title up with another run to the final, thriving once again here at the Cincinnati Open.
And now, whether she wins or loses in the final against Sabalenka, she can remain pleased with the fact that she has enjoyed a nine-match win streak going into the US Open, which now starts next week.
Returning to her home Grand Slam, where she has only ever managed to reach the quarterfinals, there is no reason why she cannot expect to now go a few steps further and break her hoodoo at major events.
She has actually never surpassed the quarter-final stage at any Grand Slam tournament.
But, she will arguably never get a better chance and enter a competition in greater form, especially if she can add a win over Sabalenka to her recent successes too.
There is not a single player in the draw who would relish facing Pegula in New York next week.
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