Jessica Pegula has done it again.
The unseeded 26-year-old American who opened the Australian Open by ousting No. 12 seed and two-time champion Victoria Azarenka, won her fourth straight match in Melbourne on Monday. This time she upset No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina to advance to the quarterfinal round.
The daughter of Buffalo Bills and Sabres owners Kim and Terry Pegula has never advanced this far in a Grand Slam event. She showed the composure of a Grand Slam veteran against Svitolina, bouncing back from a second-set loss and rallying from a 30-0 deficit in the final game of the decisive third set to secure a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory.