Why are Pegula and Gauff not playing US Open doubles? Everything we know about split【News】
Published: Aug 29, 2024
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[Music] US Open fans have been left disappointed by an admission from the women's doubles plenty of gripping viewing is expected when the US Open gets underway on Monday but home fans have been denied watching the mouthwatering partnership of Jessica Pula and kokoa the two stars who have won five titles together teamed up to represent Team USA at the Olympics in Paris this summer and prior to the tournament in France the pair currently ranked the number two team in the world made no secret of their ambition to win gold however their middle dream was shattered by a shock second round exit beaten by the Czech Duo of Linda noova and karolina machova their campaign seemed affected by a disrupted buildup with pula's injury layoff meaning the pair only managed six tournaments together in 2024 before heading to Paris in her absence goof won her first slam doubles crown with Katerina inaka at the French Open and despite the prospect of excelling in front of a partisan home crowded Flushing Meadows go and Pula won't be teaming up the latter found a makeshift partner in Mexico's Juliana almost for the Canadian open last week after afterwards claimed that neither her or go currently considered doubles a priority pressed on their future the 30-year-old said for me am not sure door I know Koko doesn't really isn't interested in playing or at least him not we're not thinking of playing so I probably will take it easy on the doubles the rest of the year I think he'll just play Maybe whenever I kind of want to and maybe just focus on Singles the rest of the year go who will defend her singles title in New York appeared to confirm that notion no am not going to be playing doubles the 20-year-old said while out in Ontario the goal was to try to get as good as possible for the Olympics and then yeah every week week in and week out I'm making the end of the week if I'm playing singles and doubles usually I'm there at the semis at least in one event Yeah It's just tough to go week in and week out on tour so that's the reason why but maybe next year I'll play here and there I won't be playing doubles as consistently as I have been in the past [Music] [Applause] [Music] they [Music] [Music] for foreign [Music] speee [Applause] [Music] for e e