Elisabetta Cocciaretto stuns Jessica Pegula at Wimbledon in first-round victory
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American tennis The pro Jessica Pegula suffered an amazing and early release of Wimbledon in the first round on Tuesday when it was beaten in less than an hour by the Italian classified 116, Elisabetta Coccireretto.
Cocciatto, 24, managed to achieve his very first victory in the Top Five in Wimbledon With ease, beating Pegula in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.
Elisabetta Cocciatto, Italy, celebrates the victory of her female match in single 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 in his interview on the field after the match.
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“I played a very good champion. She is an incredible player, she is an excellent example for us.”
PEGULA’s loss occurs just a few days after defeating IGA SwiTEK In straight sets on grass to win the bad Homburg Open in Germany. Unlike his match against the fivefold champion of the Grand Slam, Pegula fought against the aggressive game of Cocciatto, hitting only five winners and making 24 uns forked mistakes.
Jessica Pegula plays a shot against the Iga Swiatek of Poland in the last match of the WTA tennis tournament in Bad Homburg, Germany, Saturday June 28, 2025. (Photo / Michael Probst)
Carlos Alcaraz rushes to help the spectator’s difficulties while the record warmth is wreaking havoc on the Wimbledon match
“For this to happen today, it’s disappointing. I don’t know how to say it differently,” she said after the match. “I am upset that I have nothing able to return anything. But at the same time, I have the impression that she played a little crazy. Chapel to her. Bravo for her for having played at a high level that I could not match it today.”
The bad luck of Pegula in the first round, which saw six of his first seven appearances at Majors leading to a defeat in the first round, ended in 2020, when she lost for the first time against women of women Sabalenka French open.
Jessica Pegula of the United States left the court after losing against Elisabetta Cocciretto in Italy in their women’s female match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Ben Whitley / PA via AP)
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Tuesday’s match recalled these first difficulties.
“This is probably the worst result that I had all year round,” said Pegula.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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