Only two of the top 10 favorites have reached the quarter-finals at the 2023 Australian Open, and legend John McEnroe has revealed the player with the best chance of winning the event in Melbourne.

Aryna Sabalenko and Jessica PegulaPhoto: USA TODAY Network / ddp USA / Profimedia

Jessica Pegula, the favorite to win the Australian Open 2023

The seven-time Grand Slam winner believes Jessica Pegula (seeded at No. 3) has the most complete game of any athlete in the women’s draw, with only Olena Rybakina (reigning Wimbledon champion) standing in her way. .

“I think Pegula is mentally strong, she’s at a point in her career where she’s mentally strong. Her game doesn’t feel like she’s ever going to suffer the way other players on the board give the impression.

I don’t know who can stop her, maybe Rybakina, who has such firepower. He is hard to beat, he showed that when he beat Igu. So it would be a serious challenge (for Pegula)” – John McEnroe on Eurosport.

Jessica Pegula will meet Victoria Azarenka (24 WTA), former world number one and 2012 and 2013 Australian Open champion, in the quarters.

Who is Jessica Pegula?

Jessica Pegula is 28 years old and is currently ranked #3 in the WTA rankings (the highest ranking in the world at the moment).

She is his daughter Terry Pegula (71 years old). He is an American businessman whose fortune is estimated at more than 6.7 billion dollars, according to Forbes.

Industries: natural gas, real estate, entertainment and sports (Terry Pegula owns the Buffalo Sabers of the North American Hockey Championship and the Buffalo Bills of the American Football Championship with his wife, Kim).

Jessica has collected $7,219,461 from tennis so far.

Australian Open 2023 Women’s Quarter-Finals Schedule

Olena Rybakina (22) – Olena Ostapenko (17) / Direct matches: 0-2

Jessica Pegula (3) – Victoria Azarenka (24) / 2-2

Karolina Plishkova (30) – Magda Lynette / 7-2

Aryna Sabalenko (5) – Donna Vekich / 1-5.

Australian Open 2023, semi-finals

Rybakina / Ostapenko – Pegula / Azarenka

Plishkova / Lynette – Sabalenka / Vekich.

Australian Open 2023 will be held from January 16 to 29. The reigning champions are Ashley Barty (now retired) and Rafael Nadal (eliminated in the second round).

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