Pegula handed early Wimbledon exit by No. 116

WIMBLEDON, England -- American No. 3 effect Jessica Pegula suffered her earliest decision astatine a large since 2020 arsenic she was beaten 6-2, 6-3 by Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the satellite No. 116, successful the archetypal circular astatine Wimbledon connected Tuesday.

The 31-year-old Pegula came into Wimbledon connected the backmost of her ninth vocation rubric successful Bad Homburg, Germany, wherever she bushed erstwhile satellite No.1 Iga Swiatek successful the last -- connected grass.

The lucifer took little than an hour. Pegula is the highest effect to autumn successful either the women's oregon men's singles truthful far.

Sporting portion connected her near knee, Pegula had beaten Cocciaretto successful their lone erstwhile meeting, astatine Wimbledon successful 2023, but deed conscionable 5 winners and made 24 unforced errors arsenic she slumped to defeat. She besides struggled connected 2nd serve, winning conscionable 42% of points.

It's the archetypal clip the American has mislaid successful the archetypal circular of immoderate Grand Slam lawsuit since the 2020 French Open.

Cocciaretto volition play either Tatiana Maria of Germany oregon different American, Katie Volynets, successful the 2nd round.