Jessica Pegula loses in first round at Wimbledon to Elisabetta Cocciaretto
By Canadian Press on July 1, 2025.
LONDON (AP) — Third-seeded Jessica Pegula was upset in the first round at
Wimbledon on Tuesday, losing 6-2, 6-3 to 116th-ranked Elisabetta Cocciaretto for the American’s earliest exit at a Grand Slam tournament in five years.
Pegula, the world No. 3, came into the All England Club having
won the the grass-court Bad Homburg Open in Germany over the weekend when she beat Iga Swiatek in straight sets.
The last time she lost in the first round at a major tournament was the French Open in 2020.
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