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Charleston Open: Top-seeded Pegula advances to tournament quarterfinals

Charleston. Top seed Jessica Pegula has lost 10 games in a row and was trailing 0-4 at one point in the final set but then made a stunning comeback to reach the quarterfinals of the Charleston Open tennis tournament. World No. 3 American Pegula beat 15th seed Irina Camilia Begu 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in a hard-fought three-set match. Pegula will have to show consistency in her game if she is to beat 12th seed Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals and make it to the last four.

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Badosa registered a 6-3, 6-1 win over Diana Snyder in another match. Second seed Ons Jaber, third seed Daria Kasatkina and defending champion Belinda Bencic also advanced to the quarterfinals. Jaber defeated Caroline Dolehide 6-3, 7-5, Kasatkina defeated Bernarda Pera 6-3, 7-6(3) and Bencic defeated Shelby Rogers 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.

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