Pakistan, Aug. 1 -- Top-seeded Jessica Pegula overcame a slow start and produced a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over Poland's Magdalena Frech on Thursday in the second round of the Mubadala DC Open in Washington.

Pegula came through in the match's key moments, converting five break opportunities and saving 5 of 7 break points on her own serve.

The 2019 Washington champion (and winner of the unofficial 2021 Washington event amid the pandemic, Pegula will oppose fifth-seeded Anna Kalinskaya of Russia in the quarterfinals.

Kalinskaya rallied past Indonesia's Janice Tjen 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the second round. Tjen had a match point with Kalinskaya serving at 4-5 in the third set, then another at 6-5 in the tiebreaker, but she didn't take advantage of...