Daily Fuzz February Jessica Pegula Richard Pagliaro 02/24/2026

Jessica Pegula Out of Austin

By Richard Pagliaro | Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Photo credit: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Facebook

Jessica Pegula will celebrate her 32nd birthday today giving herself a break.

World No. 5 Pegula, who defeated Elina Svitolina in straight sets on Saturday to capture the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships crown, withdrew from Austin today to recover from her Dubai run.

Pegula’s withdrawal comes on her 32nd birthday today.

The Australian Open semifinalist was scheduled to play today but instead will rest and recover ahead of the upcoming Sunshine Double, which starts with the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells next week.

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Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.