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  "id": 8329183,
  "title": "American Jessica Pegula withdraws from Singapore WTA tournament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/american-jessica-pegula-withdraws-from-singapore-wta-tournament",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T23:08:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/tennis/2026/09/18/american-jessica-pegula-withdraws-from-singapore-wta-tournament"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "American tennis player Jessica Pegula has decided to pull out of the upcoming WTA 500 tournament in Singapore. The reason behind her withdrawal is a recent heavy schedule of matches. Pegula, who recently climbed to third on the WTA rankings, expressed on social media that she is not physically ready to compete at her usual level after a demanding few weeks at the U.S. Open. She had reached the finals in Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati and made it to the semifinals of the U.S. Open for the second consecutive year. Pegula had been performing exceptionally well, going 15-4 during her American hard-court swing this year, leading the WTA Tour with 50 wins. The Singapore tournament, which was scheduled to start on Monday, was Pegula's top seed. The field now opens to No. 5-ranked Mirra Andreeva. Other top 20 players in the tournament include Amanda Anisimova and Alexandra Eala.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Mirra Andreeva now has a major advantage over Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula she must utilise this year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/mirra-andreeva-now-has-a-major-advantage-over-coco-gauff-and-jessica",
        "published": "2026-09-18T19:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}