Australian Open | From Podcast co-hosts to face-off: How defending champion Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula are raring for another show-off
When defending champion Madison Keys and 2024 US Open runner-up and world number six Jessica Pegula face each other in the women’s singles fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday, the duo will not only compete on court but will also be remembering the times they spent together hosting a tennis podcast. The duo currently act as co-hosts of The Player’s Box podcast along with fellow American players Jennifer Brady and Desirae Krawczyk, and world number six Pegula shared how there could be a trash-talk segment in the podcast before the two face each other to seal a quarter-final berth at the Australian Open. “We’ll see what kind of segments we can come up with—it could be a trash-talk segment before we play. It’s funny, but we’re so used to playing and being around each other, it’s not that big of a deal,” Pegula said after her 6-3, 6-2 win over Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva in the third round on Saturday. World number ten Keys scored a 6-3, 6-3 win over former World No. 1 …

