Jessica Pegula has enjoyed a perfect ending to her Wimbledon preparations after winning the Bad Homburg Open.
Pegula defeated Iga Swiatek in straight sets to clinch her second career grass title and will head into the third major of the year on a winning streak.
The American crashed out in the first round of the Berlin Open to Liudmila Samsonova, but bounced back in her next campaign, having beaten two top-ten WTA stars en route to the title in Bad Homburg.
In her triumph over Swiatek, Pegula only faced one break point in the hour-and-46-minute clash, which is a statistic that marks a huge improvement in the world number three’s game.
Jessica Pegula’s priority after changing coaches last year
Speaking after her victory, Pegula said: “My serve is something I’ve worked a lot on over the last year. Especially when I switched coaches, it was high on my priority list.
“So to see it come into play in a match like today when I really needed it, obviously you always work on it, but to see it happen in big moments and in a final, it’s the best thing you can ask for”
“The goal was to get reps on the grass, and that evolved into trying to win the tournament, and I put myself in a position to do that.
“So that was the goal, and it flips really quickly. Tennis has a funny way of doing that, always.
“I play on Tuesday in London, so I’ll have to be ready for that match, but I think I can take a lot of things that I’ve done well from this week and hopefully use that.”
Jessica Pegula’s draw at Wimbledon
Pegula enters Wimbledon as the third seed and will face Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy in her first-round matchup.
She is in the same quarter of the draw as Mirra Andreeva, compatriot Emma Navarro, and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova.
Should Pegula advance to the semi-finals at the All England Club for the first time in her career, a clash with Coco Gauff or Swiatek could be on the cards.
The US star’s best campaign at the event came in 2023, when she made the quarter-finals before bowing out to eventual champion Marketa Vondrousova.
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