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American tennis Pro Jessica Pegula led a fantastic and early exit from Wimbledon in the first round on Tuesday when she was defeated in less than an hour of 116th-ranked Italian, Elisabetta Cocciaretto.
Cocciaretto, 24, managed to pull his first first win ever of at Wimbledon To easily defeat pegula in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.
Elisabetta Cocciaretto from Italy celebrates winning her women’s first round of single match against Jessica Pegula from the United States at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
“To play here in such an incredible stadium and such an incredible tournament, it’s a dream come true for me. I was so pumped to play Wimbledon this year,” Cocciaretto said during his on-Court interview after the match.
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“I played a really good master. She’s an incredible player. She’s a good example for us.”
Pegula’s loss comes a few days after she defeated Iga Swatek In straight sets on the grass to win the bad Homburg open in Germany. Unlike in his match against the five-time grand slam champion, Pegula fought against Cocciaretto’s aggressive games, hit only five winners and made 24 unexplated mistakes.
Jessica Pegula plays a shot against Poland’s Iga Swatek during the last match of the WTA Tennis Tournament in Bad Homburg, Germany, Saturday 28 June 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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“For this to happen today, it’s disappointing. I don’t know how else to say it,” she said after the match. “I’m sorry I wasn’t able to turn around something around. But at the same time, I feel she was playing kind of crazy. Hats to her. Kudos to her for having played at a high level that I couldn’t match it today.”
Pegula’s Uflaks in the first round, which saw that six of her first seven appearances at Majors resulted in a first round loss, ended in 2020 when she last lost to top-ranked women’s pro aryna sabalenka on The French Open.
Jessica Pegula from the United States leaves the court after losing to Elisabetta Cocciaretto from Italy during their women’s first round -singel match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Ben Whitley/Pa via AP)
Tuesday’s match is reminiscent of the early matches.
“This is certainly the worst result I’ve had all year,” Pegula said.
