{"id":367455,"date":"2025-08-23T14:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/367455\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:42:11","slug":"jessica-pegula-wants-grand-slam-tennis-to-implement-new-rule-for-spectators-at-the-event-that-should-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/367455\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Pegula wants Grand Slam tennis to implement new rule for spectators at the event, &#8216;that should\u00a0change&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Jessica Pegula has picked up several impressive Grand Slam results over the past few years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After enduring a 1-7 run at the beginning of her career, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jessica-pegula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pegula<\/a> soon found her footing at the four major tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>Between 2021 and 2023, the American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTA<\/a> star qualified for six Grand Slam quarterfinals, as she developed into one of the most consistent players in the women\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>12 months ago, she enjoyed the best tournament of her career, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/andy-roddick-pinpoints-the-exact-moment-aryna-sabalenka-shushed-the-us-open-crowd-vs-jessica-pegula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pegula reached the final of the US Open<\/a>, finishing as runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2170742023-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka pose with their trophies after the 2024 US Open final\" class=\"wp-image-78168\" \/>Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old would love nothing more than to go one better in 2025, returning as the number-four seed.<\/p>\n<p>As she finishes up her pre-tournament preparations, Pegula has highlighted the change she\u2019d like to see implemented for future Grand Slam events.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Pegula thinks fans should be allowed to exit and enter the stadium at all times during Grand Slams<\/p>\n<p>During her press conference, Pegula was asked what she would change about tennis if she had the choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a good question,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no idea. There are, like, so many things. I mean, I don\u2019t really get bothered by crowd or fan movement and stuff like that. I think they\u2019ve kind of tried to change some of that already, maybe making it more fan-engaged, like, throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I think you should be able to probably, I hate when you\u2019re standing outside and it\u2019s two really long games and you have to wait for a changeover and you miss, I think that should change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229091828-1024x593.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Pegula reacts during the 2025 Cincinnati Open\" class=\"wp-image-123283\" \/>Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Unlike some of her rivals, Pegula isn\u2019t bothered by fans moving around while she\u2019s playing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really get bothered by fans having to come in and out, if there\u2019s a lot going on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know some players are, like, nobody can move in the whole stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not like that, so I would like to see that change because I think from a fan perspective, to have to wait and miss, like, a huge part of the match, that\u2019s not fun for a fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I think maybe that should change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether a change to the rules will be made in the future remains to be seen, but it will certainly be something to look out for.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Pegula\u2019s route to the 2025 US Open title<\/p>\n<p>Having reached the final in 2024, Pegula will surely be full of confidence as she returns for another shot at US Open glory in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Placed in the same half of the draw as Sabalenka, Pegula won\u2019t face the Belarusian in the final this time around, but could play her in the semis.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Pegula\u2019s projected route to the final (By ranking)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>1R \u2013 Mayar Sherif<\/li>\n<li>2R \u2013 Yulia Starodubtseva<\/li>\n<li>3R \u2013 [30] Dayana Yastremska<\/li>\n<li>4R \u2013 [16] Belinda Bencic<\/li>\n<li>QF \u2013 [5] Mirra Andreeva<\/li>\n<li>SF \u2013 [1] Aryna Sabalenka<\/li>\n<li>F \u2013 [2] Iga Swiatek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The American hasn\u2019t been given the worst of draws and is the favorite to advance to the quarterfinals from her section.<\/p>\n<p>There, she could face a tricky test against the talented Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/mirra-andreeva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mirra Andreeva<\/a>, although the teenager has yet to win multiple matches at a US Open tournament in her career to date.<\/p>\n<p>She has also played just one match since Wimbledon in July, having struggled with injury recently.<\/p>\n<p>If Pegula were to advance past Andreeva, then she would likely be rewarded with a rematch against the world number one.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old trails their head-to-head 2-7 and has lost three consecutive finals against Sabalenka.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Match<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Winner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Loser<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2025 Miami Open \u2013 F<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>7-5, 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024 US Open \u2013 F<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>7-5, 7-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024 Cincinnati Open \u2013 F<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>6-3, 7-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023 WTA Finals \u2013 RR<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>6-4, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022 WTA Finals \u2013 RR<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>6-3, 7-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022 Italian Open \u2013 4R<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>6-1, 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021 Madrid Open \u2013 4R<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>6-1, 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020 French Open \u2013 1R<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>6-3, 6-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020 Cincinnati Open \u2013 3R<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>6-2, 2-6, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s head-to-head record<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019d certainly be the underdog should they meet for a tenth time in New York, but you wouldn\u2019t want to bet against Pegula, who continues to prove people wrong with her efforts on the WTA Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Six-time major champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/iga-swiatek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iga Swiatek<\/a> may well await her in the final, another tricky test for the world number four.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not going to be easy for Pegula, but only time will tell if she can upset the odds and pick up her maiden Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n<p>Pegula will begin her US Open campaign on Sunday, August 24, against Mayar Sherif, in the Arthur Ashe Stadium night session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jessica Pegula has picked up several impressive Grand Slam results over the past few years. 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