Jessica Pegula is preparing to play against her compatriot Coco Gauff in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
Pegula has reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for just the second time in her career, having also done so in 2023, after beating Iva Jovic.
The world number four will now face another American in Gauff, who has reached her first Wimbledon quarter-final this year.
Pegula and Gauff are former doubles partners, and the former has revealed how she is feeling physically ahead of their upcoming match.
Jessica Pegula confirms she is ‘feeling good’ ahead of playing Coco Gauff
Pegula came from a set down to beat Jovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 and after in her post-match press conference she was asked about how she was feeling physically heading into the second week of Wimbledon.
At this point, Pegula did not know she would be facing Gauff in the quarter-finals, but she confirmed that she was ready for her upcoming opponent.
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“Yeah, I mean, grass is a little tricky I feel like for me,” responded Pegula. “Sometimes the surface, it’s a lot of, like, decelerating. I think going into grass court season, a lot of people work on those kind of deceleration work on grass ’cause it just feels much different than when you’re on clay or hard.
“I do a lot of work on that as far as movement. I think being lighter on your feet. When you’re heavy or flat-footed you can get really sore because it’s a lot of pounding on your legs.
“That’s something I’ve been working on and try to think about when I’m practicing and playing matches, is being kind of light and flowing with the grass. I think that’s the best way for your body to actually like absorb some of the shock that it’s taking throughout a match.
“Recovery is, I mean, for me, I like a lot of ice baths. I actually enjoy. I’m probably going to do that after I’m done here. I’ll do a cold tub and massage.
“Everything feels pretty good, though. I can’t complain. I’m definitely very healthy right now. There’s always little things here and there but stuff that’s very manageable. Yeah, feeling good and try to take advantage of the fact that my body is feeling good right now.”
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Jessica Pegula vs Coco Gauff Head-to-Head
Pegula and Gauff have achieved a lot of success together on the doubles court, having won five titles and both been world number one when they were a pairing.
The compatriots recently reunited their doubles partnership at the Berlin Open, but now Pegula and Gauff will be on the opposite sides of the court.
This will be a ninth meeting between Pegula and Gauff, with the former leading their head-to-head 5-3.
Pegula has also played Gauff twice on grass before, having split their meetings at the Eastbourne Open in 2023 and the Berlin Open in 2024.
| Year | Tournament | Result |
| 2022 | Dubai Tennis Championships (R32) | Pegula beat Gauff, 6-4 6-4 |
| 2023 | Eastbourne Open (QF) | Gauff beat Pegula, 6-3 6-3 |
| 2023 | Canadian Open (QF) | Pegula beat Gauff, 6-2 5-7 7-5 |
| 2023 | WTA Finals (SF) | Pegula beat Gauff, 6-2 6-1 |
| 2024 | Berlin Open (SF) | Pegula beat Gauff, 7-5 7-6(2) |
| 2024 | WTA Finals (RR) | Gauff beat Pegula, 6-3 6-2 |
| 2025 | Wuhan Open (F) | Gauff beat Pegula, 6-4 7-5 |
| 2025 | WTA Finals (RR) | Pegula beat Gauff, 6-3 6(4)-7 6-2 |
In their most recent meeting at the WTA Finals, Pegula beat Gauff in three sets and she will now hope to replicate this to achieve her best result at Wimbledon.
Pegula and Gauff will play each other for the first time at a Grand Slam on Tuesday, July 7.
