Jessica Pegula, Elina Svitolina advance to DC Open quarterfinals

Jessica Pegula of the United States returns a shot during a women’s singles match against Magdalena Frech of Poland on day four of the Mubadala DC Open 2026 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on July 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/AFP 

Women’s top seed Jessica Pegula and No. 2 Elina Svitolina advance to the quarterfinal of the  2026 Mubadala DC Open in Washington, D.C.

Pegula had to rally from a set down, saying she started her match against Poland’s Magdalena Fręch “just a little off” after a first-round bye.

“I wasn’t quite attacking the ball, and I felt like once I did that, then everything else kind of started to click together,” said Pegula, who finished with 42 winners and won 12 of the last 15 games to triumph 3-6, 6-3, 6-0.

Pegula next plays fifth-seeded Anna Kalinskaya, who saved two match points to beat Indonesia’s Janice Tjen 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (9/7).

Ukraine’s Svitolina booked her quarter-final berth with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 victory over Uzbekistan’s Polina Kudermetova.

She’ll face rising Philippines star Alex Eala, who booted out defending champion Leylah Fernandez in the Round of 16, for a place in the semifinals on Saturday.