Jessica Pegula loses in first round at Wimbledon to Elisabetta Cocciaretto

Third-seeded Jessica Pegula was upset in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, losing 6-2, 6-3 to 116th-ranked Elisabetta Cocciaretto for the American's earliest exit at a Grand Slam tournament in five years. Pegula, the world No. 3, came into the All England Club having won the the grass-court Bad Homburg Open in Germany over the weekend when she beat Iga Swiatek in straight sets. The last time she lost in the first round at a major tournament was the French Open in 2020.