Jessica Pegula crashed out of the Australian Open following a straight-sets defeat by world number 55 Olga Danilovic. (Full Coverage | More Tennis News)
🉐Last season's US Open finalist was beaten 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 by her Serbian opponent, who will play Paula Badosa in the fourth round in Melbourne.
❀Friday's final match on Rod Laver Arena remained on serve throughout the first set, but Danilovic won the last five points in the tie-break to draw first blood.
The 23-year-old then saved four break points in game three of the second set, before taking control when she broke seventh seed Pegula in the next game.
♎Another break in the sixth game was followed by a successful hold that sealed Danilovic's place in the second week.
🍨"I'm super happy with the way I played," she said. "I knew I had to play my A, A, A, plus, plus, plus game to beat her. In the back of my mind, I really believed in myself."
Data Debrief: Danilovic matches best major performance
🌠Danilovic, who is yet to drop a set in the opening three rounds, has matched her best performance at a major, having also reached this stage at last year's French Open.
💃It was her third career top-10 win, with the last coming against Danielle Collins during that groundbreaking run at Roland-Garros.
ဣDanilovic is also the first Serbian woman to reach the second week at the Australian Open since Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic 11 years ago.
