Jessica pegala was mad with the huge Ovation after defeating fellow us tennis star Sophia Canon on Thursday but she had the fans to thank for helping her through a tough match pegula threw her racket in a moment of frustration during the first set before being reminded by the fans who was the home favorite pegula will now face 21-year-old Jessica boozes in the third round of the US Open with her next opponent recording a shck win against Katie Bolter it looked like Canon would advance past begala during the early stages but the veteran quickly gained control after a clear statement was made by the crowd ctin was dominating as she took a two zero lead in the first set and although she was broken back it was clear who the stronger player was after being broken again pegula found herself facing two break points with the first set on the line pegula threw her racket hard onto the ground after glancing toward coaches Mark nolles and Mark moven and the crowd was silent pegula had the largest cheer and the court and those inside Lou Armstrong Stadium could sense something needed to change the fans started cheering pulet to motivate her and bring her back from the edge and suddenly the momentum shifted pegula saved both break points and won that game before the set eventually went to a tie break pegula took the tie break 74 and now Canon appeared to be on the ropes the second set was very different and Pula cruised to a 63 score to book her place in the third round despite never reaching the final four in any Grand Slam pegula remains a fan favorite and is extremely well respected by her fellow professionals she's extremely popular at the US Open due to being from New York although slightly further north than most fans realize pegula is out of Buffalo and why some 600 kilm away but is still grateful for the connection she feels with the people of Queens the furthest bagula has gone during I US Open is the quarterfinal stage which was accomplished back in 2022 the experienced pro has now knocked out two fellow us stars to reach the third round after previously beating Shelby Rogers in straight sets I just get choed up to play Americans pegula said after eliminating Canan on Thursday while there was no remorse after beating Canan Rogers has been a longtime close friend of puliz since they met during the Juniors and emotional Pula said after her first round win we grew up playing Juniors together playing the same sections together and now we get to play on Arthur Ash Stadium