Pegula Outlasts Svitolina at the US Open and Will Face Fellow American Keys in the Fourth Round

Jessica Pegula of the United States returns a shot against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine during their Women's Singles Third Round match on Day Six 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 Sept. 2, 2023. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

NEW YORK—Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys kept noticing their names near each other in tournament draws this summer.

“We were like, ‘I think the world just wants us to play,’” Pegula said.