Overview
- Coco Gauff beat Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in about 1 hour 48 minutes to become the first confirmed woman into the Wimbledon semifinals on Tuesday.
- Pegula’s bid for a first Grand Slam title ended with the loss after she had reached the 2024 US Open final but could not overcome Gauff on Centre Court.
- Gauff will face either Naomi Osaka or Karolina Muchova in the semifinal once their match is decided, leaving her path to the final still dependent on that result.
- The tournament’s late stages feature only seeded women in the quarterfinals, a rare show of top-player consistency after early upsets of several marquee names.
- As a 22-year-old two-time major winner, Gauff now has a shot at a third major at Wimbledon and will need to adapt her power and movement to grass to challenge for the title.