Tennis star Jessica Pegula seems to have had an amusing verbal banter with a reporter about her teammate and rival Danielle Collins at the ongoing 2025 Charleston Open. The Miami Open 2025 runner-up's statement came after her stellar Round of 16 win over Ajla Tomljanovic at Credit One Court.
The 31-year-old tennis star had a great start to the game, where she smacked long rallies and won exhausting points with her serves to take the opening set lead to gain an advantage. Pegula continued her stellar form in the second set of the game, smacking powerful shots to thwart her opponent in the prestigious tournament after registering straight-set wins.
"Haha! Why would you say that? Like, I hope I win or it's your fault. I'm sorry. I know I'm being hard on you, but seriously, you can't throw that out there. She's feisty. Now she's going to be mad at you and she's going to want to kill me," Pegula said.
Watch the full banter here:
What are the head-to-head records between Pegula and Collins?
After her stellar win, Pegula was seen giving the on-court interview. The reporter was seen asking the star player about Collins, whom she will be facing in the quarter-final spot, as the two WTA stars now aim to steal the semi-final berth.
Surprisingly, the on-court reporter was seen talking about Pegula's and Collins' head-to-head record, which comes in her favor. After that, the 31-year-old asked the interviewer why she brought such a question here and further said that if she lost the next game, she would consider it the interview's fault for jinxing her winning streak over Collins.
The video of this amusing answer from Jessica Pegula has stolen the limelight and has been widely shared on social media. Notably, Pegula and Collins have met five times, with the former winning all five matches. This one-sided head-to-head record between top tennis players has melted fans' hearts amid the on-court action.
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