Talking Tennis with Tracy: What does Jessica Pegula need to do to break through her Slam quarterfinal ceiling?

By Joel DruckerPublished February 09, 2023

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24: Jessica Pegula of the United States plays a forehand in the quarterfinal singles match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during day nine of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 24, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

Two-time US Open singles champion and Tennis Channel analyst Tracy Austin greatly admires American Jessica Pegula—her work ethic most of all. Pegula’s put in a lot of effort to become a Top 10 player.

But to this point, she’s also hit a wall at the majors, going 0-5 in Grand Slam quarterfinal matches. On this edition of “Talking Tennis with Tracy,” Tracy gives her thoughts on what this gritty American needs to do to take her tennis to the next level, and have even more success at the majors:

Talking Tennis with Tracy: Jessica Pegula's Slam ceiling1:32