Tennis, WTA – Austin Open 2025: Pegula defeats Tomljanovic
American Jessica Pegula reached the final of the Austin Open by beating Australian wild card Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 at the Westwood Country Club on Saturday afternoon.
Actor Matthew McConaughey, a Texas native and University of Texas-Austin alum, was in attendance.
“I definitely did not have that on my bingo card, seeing him like 30 minutes before the match,” Pegula said during her on-court interview. “I was like, ‘That’s pretty cool, but now I’ve gotta win… Crap. I know he’s always supporting a lot of sporting events I always see him tweeting at Tommy Paul, so maybe now I’ll get an @ shoutout, maybe.”
Sure enough, she did.
Pegula, ranked No 4, will for for the title against the winner of a match between Belgian Greet Minnen and American McCartney Kessler, the No 5 seed.
Austin’s top seed previously defeated Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus (6-3, 3-2 ret.), Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz (6-1, 6-3) and Russian Anna Blinkova (6-2, 6-2).
Tomljanovic, ranked No 111, made her run to the semi-finals at the expense of American Katie Volynets, the No 7 seed (7-6 (3), 7-5), Jodie Burrage (4-6, 6-3, 6-0) and Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara (7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (8)).
Austin WTA 250, other semi-final result:
- Greet Minnen vs. McCartney Kessler
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