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American tennis The professional Jessica Pegula suffered an impressive and early departure from Wimbledon in the first round on Tuesday when she was defeated in less than an hour by the 116th Italian, Elisabetta Cocciaretto.
Cocciaretto, 24, managed to achieve his first victory among Top Five In Wimbledon Easily, defeating pegula in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.
Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy celebrates winning the Singles match of the first female round against Jessica Pegula of the United States in the Wimbledon tennis championship in London on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Photo AP/Joanna Chan)
“Playing here in such an incredible stadium and such an incredible tournament is a dream come true for me. I was very excited to play Wimbledon this year,” Cocciaretto said during his interview on the court after the game.
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“I played a great champion. She is an incredible player, it is a great example for us.”
The loss of pegul occurs only a few days after she defeated IGA Swiatek In straight sets in the grass to win the open evil of man in Germany. Unlike his match against the five -time Grand Slam champion, Pegula fought against Cocciaretto’s aggressive game, hitting only five winners and made 24 non -forced mistakes.
Jessica Pegula plays a shot against IgA Swiatek of Poland during the final match in the WTA tennis tournament in Bad Hicurg, Germany, on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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“For this to happen today, it is disappointing. I don’t know how to say it,” he said after the game. “I am upset because I could not change anything. But at the same time, I feel that she played a little crazy. Sorge to her. Congratulations to her for playing a high level that I could not match it today.”
The bad luck of pegula in the first round, which saw six of his first seven appearances in the elderly resulted France open.
Jessica Pegula of the United States leaves the court after losing to Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy during her single women’s single party in the Wimbledon tennis championship in London on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Ben Whitley/Pa through AP)
Tuesday’s game was a reminiscence of those first struggles.
“This is definitely the worst result I have had throughout the year,” said Pegula.
