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- Jessica Pegula upset world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-3 to win her second group stage match at the WTA Finals in Cancun on Tuesday and will advance to semi-finals if Elena Rybakina beats Maria Sakkari in the evening match.
Sabalenka, who has said she did not feeling safe playing on the newly constructed Estadio Paradisus, never looked totally comfortable against Pegula, committing 29 unforced errors on a sunny day in the coastal Mexican city. But Pegula kept her cool and captured the first set after a tense rally ended with a backhand into the net by Sabalenka on set point.
It took seven match points in the marathon final game of the match for Pegula to finally deliver the knockout punch, which came when Sabalenka shanked a backhand to deliver Pegula her fifth straight win over a top-10 opponent.
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