Pegula beats Noskova from match point down to earn spot in FAGE WTA Finals semis

Down match point to Linda Noskova, Jessica Pegula found herself on the brink of elimination from the FAGE WTA Finals on Thursday at Indian Wells. But as she's done many times in the past, she found a way back.

Pegula saved the match point and earned the decisive break at 6-5 in the third set before securing her place in the semifinals of the year-end championships with a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-5 victory in 2 hours, 45 minutes. She is the first player to win a WTA Finals match after saving match point since Simona Halep in 2019.

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With the win, Pegula finished 2-1 in Group 1 play to grab the second transfer spot over compatriot Coco Gauff due to her advantage in sets won (five to four). It marks her third WTA Finals semifinal appearance after previous trips in 2023 and 2025. 

It's the first time she's reached the stage after losing her opening round-robin match.

One of the catalysts of Pegula's victory was a career-high 16 aces, surpassing her previous best of 14 against... Noskova in Berlin earlier this season.

More to come...