Pegula started her campaign by defeating Donna Vekic in straight sets in the opening round.
Jessica Pegula started her Wimbledon campaign by defeating Donna Vekic in straight sets in the opening round. In the second round, she faced up against the local favourite Harrier Dart. Both players took break in the first two games of the match, but soon Dart built up a sizable lead by breaking Pegula twice more. The American was unable to break again in the set , giving Dart the advantage in the match by one set. World no 9 fought back by winning the match 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 by outplaying her opponent four times and dropped service just once in the final set.
In the first round, Petra Martic defeated the dangerous Shelby Rogers, setting up a second-round meeting with Kristina Kucova. The pair traded breaks at the start of the opening set, which was closely contested. Then, in order to force a tie-break, both players held serve. Martic prevailed in the tie-break to win the first game. In order to take a 2-0 lead in the second set, Kucova broke her opponent’s serve. The Croatian, though, won the following four games to lead 4-2.Martic finally broke Kucova’s serve after a few more games to win 7-6(3), 6-3. Prior to this, the two had faced off four times in main draw matches, with Martic holding a 3-1 advantage. At the Italian Open in 2021, she defeated her in straight sets.
Pegula and Martic are scheduled to face each other on Saturday, July 2 in the third round of the 2022 Championships. The timing of the match has not been decided yet. The Championships is scheduled to begin on June 27 and go on until July 10. There were a number of exciting matches on July 2 as the likes of Swiatek, Badosa, Krejcikova and others will be in action.
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Player | Seed |
Iga Swiatek | 1 |
Anett Kontaveit | 2 |
Ons Jabeur | 3 |
Paula Badosa | 4 |
Maria Sakkari | 5 |
Karolina Pliskova | 6 |
Danielle Collins | 7 |
Jessica Pegula | 8 |
Garbine Muguruza | 9 |
Emma Raducanu | 10 |
128 players enter The Championships’ main draw every year, both for the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Singles categories. These players go through a series of elimination matches before only one victor remains. Overall, there are seven rounds in the main draw of Wimbledon. These are the first round, second round, third round, fourth round, quarter-final, semi-final and final.
Competition stage | Dates |
First round | June 27-28 |
Second round | June 29-30 |
Third round | July 1-2 |
Fourth round | July 3-4 |
Quarter-final | July 5-6 |
Semi-final | July 7 (Ladies’), July 8 (Gentlemen’s) |
Final | July 9 (Ladies’), July 10 (Gentlemen’s) |
UK – Eurosport UK, BBC TV & Radio
USA – ESPN, Tennis Channel
Canada – TSN Canada
Australia – Nine
Africa – Canal Plus International (Afrique)
Asia – Disney Networks Singapore
India – Star India/Hotstar