{"id":313259,"date":"2025-08-03T00:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T00:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/313259\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T00:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T00:55:13","slug":"jessica-pegula-becomes-the-latest-to-be-denied-a-historic-feat-after-exiting-the-canadian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/313259\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Pegula becomes the latest to be denied a historic feat after exiting the Canadian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Jessica Pegula\u2019s Canadian Open campaign has come to an end in the third round after losing to Anastasija Sevastova. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jessica-pegula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pegula<\/a> went a set to the good, the Latvian fought back to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, and knock the third seed out of the tournament. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTA<\/a> number four has had a tough start to the North American hard-court swing, having already crashed out in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/Washington-Open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Open<\/a> in the opening round. <\/p>\n<p>Now, with her defeat to Sevastova in Montreal, Pegula has become the most recent tennis star to be denied a historic accomplishment. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2227319487-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Pegula waves to the crowd at the Canadian Open.\" \/>Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty ImagesJessica Pegula joins list of near-misses in 2025<\/p>\n<p>The American came into the Canadian Open as the two-time defending champion, looking to add a third straight crown to her collection. <\/p>\n<p>Her title defence ended abruptly, however, and Pegula is now the sixth player, in either tour, to be unsuccessful in their pursuit of a three-peat this year. <\/p>\n<p>Failed three-peat attempts in 2025:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Aryna Sabalenka \u2013 Australian Open<\/li>\n<li>Iga Swiatek \u2013 Qatar Open, Roland Garros<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Fritz \u2013 Delray Beach Open <\/li>\n<li>Carlos Alcaraz \u2013 Indian Wells Open, Wimbledon<\/li>\n<li>Katie Boulter \u2013 Nottingham<\/li>\n<li>Jessica Pegula \u2013 Canadian Open<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She joins fellow WTA champions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aryna Sabalenka<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/iga-swiatek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iga Swiatek<\/a>, and Katie Boulter in the list.<\/p>\n<p>On the men\u2019s side, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/taylor-fritz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Fritz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> have come up short, with the Spaniard failing to complete the feat at both the Indian Wells Open and Wimbledon. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2227319447-1024x622.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Pegula of the United States reacts during her third round contest at the 2025 WTA 1000 National Bank Open presented by Rogers\" class=\"wp-image-117071\" \/>Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty ImagesThe last players to three-peat at Grand Slam events <\/p>\n<p>Swiatek was the last player in professional tennis to three-peat at a Grand Slam event, winning three consecutive Roland Garros titles from 2022 to 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka came close this year at the Australian Open, but ultimately lost to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/madison-keys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Keys<\/a> in the final at the Rod Laver Arena. <\/p>\n<p>The most recent treble from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATP<\/a> star was from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Novak Djokovic<\/a>, who clinched a hat-trick of Australian Open crowns from 2019 to 2021.<\/p>\n<p>At the US Open this year, there is no opportunity for any player to three-peat in singles, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Sabalenka could very well go back-to-back at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jessica Pegula\u2019s Canadian Open campaign has come to an end in the third round after losing to 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