Jessica Pegula stuns No. 1 Iga Swiatek in U.S. Open quarterfinals

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Jessica Pegula is through to the semifinal of a Grand Slam event for the first time, and she got there in style.

The 30-year-old Buffalo native, seeded sixth, upset top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday in the semifinals of the U.S. Open in New York.

Pegula had been 0-for-6 in her career in major quarterfinals before breaking through against Swiatek, the 2020 U.S