Jessica Pegula joked that she hadn't been "very nice" about her blended doubles possibilities as she suffered defeat within the US Open closing alongside companion Austin Krajicek. The prime seeds have been overwhelmed 6-3 6-4 by Harri Heliovaara and Anna Danilina.

Pegula suffered extra heartbreak in a doubles Grand Slam closing, this time within the blended on the US Open. The 29-year-old beforehand misplaced her solely Major closing alongside Coco Gauff finally yr's French Open. And alongside Krajicek, the pair fell on the closing hurdle at their residence match.

She was nonetheless in good spirits after the match and admitted that the pair made it a lot additional than she initially anticipated firstly of the fortnight, claiming that she had underestimated their possibilities. "Thank you to Austin for playing with me this week," the singles world No 3 stated.

"At least we made it to the final. I wasn't very nice at the beginning of the tournament with our hopes but we made it all the way here and had some chances today so thanks for always playing with me."

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Before the blended doubles match began on the US Open, the 29-year-old made a dig at her current document with Krajicek after a string of first-round losses at Majors. "Austin and I haven’t won a mixed match in like two years, so I hope everyone can come out and support us because we’re trying to get a win," she laughed.

"So to be honest, I haven’t played that many mixed matches because we keep losing. We made semis here like two years ago and since then, just no wins. So hopefully we can try to get a win." They ended up successful 4 matches in a row to succeed in the ultimate however simply fell brief to their unseeded opponents.

Pegula and Krajicek have been damaged within the second sport of the match. Despite having a number of break level possibilities, they dropped the opening set 6-3. Heliovaara and Danilina carried their momentum into the second set by getting one other break within the opening sport.