World No. 6 Jessica Pegula has withdrawn from subsequent month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Spain and can be changed on the American crew by Ashlyn Krueger, the USA Tennis Affiliation mentioned on Wednesday.
The USTA didn’t instantly reply to an e-mail from Reuters asking why the US Open finalist, who had been the highest-ranked participant within the crew, withdrew.
Pegula, who has certified for the season-ending WTA Finals to be held in Riyadh from Nov. 2-9, final competed three weeks in the past in Wuhan the place she was upset within the third spherical by China’s Wang Xiyu and reached the doubles remaining.
The U.S. faces Slovakia within the first spherical of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Nov. 15 with the winners shifting on to play Australia within the quarterfinals.
Krueger, who’s ranked sixty fifth in singles and sixty fourth in doubles, joins Danielle Collins, Peyton Stearns, Taylor Townsend and Caroline Dolehide on the U.S. crew.
