Posted by Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday October 30, 2024
2024 US Open runner-up Jessica Pegula will not compete for Team USA in this year's BJK Cup finals.
The USTA announced the news on Wednesday, it said Ashlyn Krueger will take his place in the team.
Krueger will join Danielle Collins, Peyton Stearns, Taylor Townsend and Caroline Dolehide on the US Billie Jean King Cup team that will compete in the upcoming finals, which will be played November 13-20 in Malaga, Spain.
It will be the first BJK Cup match for Krueger, the 6-foot-1 20-year-old from Dallas who saw three wins against Top-25 players over the summer and reached the third round of the US Open. He is currently ranked No. 65 in singles and No. 64 in doubles.
Krueger ousted young star Mirra Andreeva 6-1, 6-4 at the Grandstand at this year's US Open, as she broke the 17-year-old's serve six times and dominated from the start to win in 64 minutes. He is a former Orange Bowl and USTA 18s champion.
Ashlyn Krueger will replace Jessica Pegula in next month's Billie Jean King Cup finals in Malaga, Spain. pic.twitter.com/tzcPzcqwq0
– USTA (@usta) October 30, 2024
America will play Slovakia in the first round in Malaga on November 14, and the winner will advance to play Australia in the quarterfinals. Each tie will be a best-of-three tournament with one singles tie and one doubles match.
