Iga Swiatek Marta Kostyuk Barbora Krejcikova Jessica Pegula France Usa Australia Iga Swiatek Marta Kostyuk Barbora Krejcikova Jessica Pegula France Usa Australia

Perfectionist Pegula says she can beat anybody

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MELBOURNE : Jessica Pegula is oozing confidence at the Australian Open with the belief that she can beat anybody but the American third seed said being a perfectionist meant she would still pick holes in her game after Friday's thumping win.Pegula cruised into the fourth round with a 6-0 6-2 win over Marta Kostyuk after similarly impressive straight-sets victories against Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Jaqueline Cristian earlier in the week to stay on course to claim her maiden Grand Slam crown.She also dismantled top-ranked Iga Swiatek - the favourite at the year's first Grand Slam - and left the Pole in a flood of tears during the season-opening United Cup mixed team tournament which the Americans won."I definitely played very well against Iga," Pegula told reporters. "I've also played a lot of great matches this week, as well.

I've backed up my level. I think I can beat anybody."But again, in the moment, under pressure, with nerves, on a different stage, depending on the conditions that day or how they're playing as well, that can always change and shift throughout a match."But, yeah, I feel very confident that my game is at a very, very high level right now."A quarter-finalist in the last two years, Pegula said there were still some aspects to her game that she needed to improve on despite a convincing win to set up a meeting with former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova."I'm kind of a perfectionist," she explained. "Even today, I was annoyed.

I didn't think I served very well. I had that game to go up 5-1. I was up 30-0. I missed a couple of first serves."I don't have a problem analysing my game.

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