Melbourne, Jan 26 (.) Jessica Pegula defeated her close friend Madison Keys to end her Australian Open title defence and settle a bet involving apple pie with cheddar cheese on top.
In an all-American encounter, Pegula needed just 78 minutes to complete an impressive 6-3 6-4 victory and set up a quarter-final with compatriot Amanda Anisimova, who defeated China’s
Xinyu Wang later on Monday, According to BBC Sport.
Defending champion Keys hit 26 winners – 12 more than Pegula – but she was undone by 28 unforced errors on Rod Laver Arena.
Pegula not only walked away with bragging rights over her podcast co-host, but she also won a bet that means Keys must sample something which is a Thanksgiving tradition for the Pegula family.
“In the US we have Thanksgiving and I don’t know why, my grandparents are Canadian, but we have this tradition my mum always did,” the sixth seed said in her on-court interview.
“Tell me if this is weird or if it’s real. They would melt cheddar cheese on their apple pie.”
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