Cocciaretto stuns Pegula in just 58 minutes in Wimbledon opener

WIMBLEDON -- Twelve months ago, Elisabetta Cocciaretto suffered the disappointment of having to withdraw from Wimbledon due to illness despite strong grass-court form.

The Italian made up for that on Tuesday by delivering the biggest upset of the 2025 tournament so far, ousting No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-3 in just 58 minutes.

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The result is Cocciaretto's second career Top 10 victory -- both of which have come in the first round of a major, following her defeat of Petra Kvitova at that stage of Roland Garros 2023. The 24-year-old is a two-time grass-court semifinalist, having made the last four at Birmingham 2024 and again in 's-Hertogenbosch three weeks ago.

Pegula also came into the tournament in form, having picked up her second grass-court title last week in Bad Homburg. But Cocciaretto took the ball relentlessly early to redirect all of the American's pace, tallying 17 winners to Pegula's five.

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