Top-seeded Jessica Pegula reached her eighth WTA quarterfinal of the year on Thursday in Washington.
Pegula, ranked fourth in the world and the 2019 champion in Washington, defeated lucky loser Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 to set up a mouthwatering quarterfinal meeting with Ukrainian Elina Svitolina on what promises to be a busy Friday.
The 2019 champ moves on ??
— wta (@WTA) August 3, 2023
Top seed @JPegula gets the better of Stearns to set up a quarterfinal against Svitolina!#MubadalaCitiDCOpen pic.twitter.com/bm8wh6IliP
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk also advanced, toppling women's second seed Carolina Garcia of France 6-2, 6-3.
Greece's Maria Sakkari and Canadian Leylah Fernandez had their match postponed until Friday, with the winner earning a quarterfinal meeting later in the day with Madison Keys.