Tennis》Pegula criticized her for "playing a big role but not repairing it". The top four of the year-end finals will meet to say that the script has been written.

Pegula. (AFP)

[Reporter Wu Mengru/Comprehensive Report] After it was reported that American "rich billionaire" Jessica Pegula privately criticized Russian "genius girl" Mirra Andreeva, the two will now meet at the WTA year-end finals. Regarding this, Pegula said with a smile, "The script is written like this. This is the match that everyone wants to see!"

A conversation between Pegula and coach Mark Knowles during practice was unexpectedly exposed. She said: "Andreeva is a big-name star who needs to be taught a lesson and understand her position. This girl is very talented, but her mental state is a bit..." which triggered heated discussions among fans.

Pegula and Andreeva were in different groups in the preliminaries of the year-end tournament. However, as Pegula saved 4 late match points today and defeated Linda Nosková 7:6 (7:2), 4:6, 7:5, securing second place in the group with 2 wins and 1 loss, Andreeva won 2 consecutive victories and won the first place in the group. The two are sure to meet in the top four.

Andreeva, who was so angry, has said recently, "I really appreciate that Pegula took the initiative to talk to me on the day the matter broke out. It feels like it was only a few hours before she took the initiative to talk to me. As for what she said at that time, I may still want to keep it private with her. But I am really grateful that she took the initiative to talk to me. She has already apologized to me, so there is no dispute behind this matter. Now we can laugh it off. I think this is the most important thing."

As for Pegula, she laughed and said that such a combination was basically set up. "The script was written like this. This is the game that everyone wants to see. Now everyone can see it. She is in very good condition. I watched her game against Shabalenka. She is really an efficient player. She is very fast, her serve is excellent, she is strong, her hitting is very powerful, and she is also very smart."

Pegula said: "This is really crazy. We have only trained twice and have never played against each other. It is really a strange feeling. Our first match against each other is in the year-end finals. This situation is really rare. I think this will be a wonderful game. Maybe she is slowly turning me into a Diva. I also need some Diva energy."