Jessica Pegula beat doubles partner Coco Gauff 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in an all-American match Friday to advance to the National Bank Open semifinals for the third straight year. Tied 5-5 in the third set, the sixth-seeded Gauff double-faulted for a ninth time while defending a breakpoint to give the sixth-seeded Pegula the edge. Pegula served out to improve to 2-1 in the rivalry and end a four-match losing streak against top-10 players.
Jessica Pegula beat doubles partner Coco Gauff 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in an all-American match to advance to the National Bank Open semifinals for the third straight year. Tied 5-5 in
ABU DHABI: World No. 9 Belinda Bencic and world No. 19 Liudmila Samsonova will meet in Sunday’s final of the inaugural Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, presented by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, after coming through their semifinal encounters on Saturday. At the International Tennis Centre in Zayed Sports City, second seed Bencic put on a dominant display to register a comfortable