Jessica Pegula Makes Quick Work of Camila Giorgi at U.S. Open

Jessica Pegula of the United States serves to Camila Giorgi of Italy during their Women's Singles First Round match on Day Two of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City, on August 29, 2023. Sarah Stier/Getty Images

Third-seeded American Jessica Pegula needed just 82 minutes to knock off Italy’s Camila Giorgi on Tuesday in the first round of the U.S. Open at New York.

Pegula recorded eight aces during the 6–2, 6–2 victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium. She had 28 winners against 13 unforced errors.