Jessica Pegula has become the latest player to warn the WTA over their demanding schedule after Iga Swiatek spoke out at the Cincinnati Open.
But it seems her colleagues agree, as Pegula explained how players could end up jeopardising their US Open hopes.
Pegula is one win away from becoming the first woman in the Open Era to win the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open back-to-back. The American is through to the final in Cincy and has been playing non-stop for the last two weeks.
She’s picked the right time to go for the double, as it will become even more difficult to win both tournaments from next year. Canada and Cincinnati are the last remaining ATP and WTA 1000 tournaments which are only one week long. But from 2025, they will be extended to 12 to 13 days, in line with the likes of Indian Wells and the Madrid Open.
While Pegula has sometimes seen the upsides to the extended two-week events, she isn’t a fan. “I’m not crazy about two-week tournaments,” she said after reaching the Cincinnati final.
