Jack Draper, Jessica Pegula share funny post-match exchange
While Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula may have said all of four words to each other before teaming up for this week’s U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament, the two already sound like an “old married couple,” one reporter joked during a hilarious back-and-forth on Tuesday.
Pegula and Draper were speaking with reporters after they had defeated Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semifinals.
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Draper was asked about his seriousness on the court during the matches and what it would mean to win, he replied that “it would mean a lot” and that “obviously it is like a bit of an exhibition format. It’s nice to play with someone.”
That kicked off a funny exchange as Pegula jokingly admonished Draper for calling it an “exhibition.”
“You shouldn’t be saying that, but that’s OK,” she said to him.
The No. 5-ranked men’s tennis player in the world was a bit confused at first, thinking that his comment about winning was what Pegula had first been referring to.
“Yeah. It’s not an exhibition. I know what you’re saying,” she added.
“I’m hearing that a lot, it’s a bit of an exhibition, a bit of fun, why am I so locked in,” Draper continued. “It’s a good opportunity to play, do well, get a lot of points in before next week, yeah. Like, I’m enjoying being locked in. I don’t know why it’s a crime to be locked in.”
The moment amused Pegula as she jumped back in laughing as she said, “No, it’s fine. I’m just laughing at the ‘exhibition’ part.”
It led the reporter to chime in about the two sounding like they had known each other for quite some time.
“No, it was a great answer,” Pegula added with a smile.
The pair certainly played like they’ve known each other for a long time as Pegula and Draper dispatched their first round opponents, 4-2, 4-2 and then sent their quarterfinal opponents home in quick order, 4-1,4-1.
Pegula and Draper will face the No. 3 seed Iga Swiatek and Casper Rudd in the semifinals on Wednesday.
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