Top-seeded Jessica Pegula never faced a break point while cruising to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Nuria Parrizas-Diaz of Spain on Wednesday in the second round of the ATX Open at Austin, Texas. Pegula won 90 percent of her first-serve points (18 of 20) while dispatching Parrizas-Diaz.

Jessica Pegula says she feels sorry for Madison Keys being prevented from competing in Austin due to a WTA rule but also suggests that she understands the WTA's position when making that specific rule. In case you missed it, the reigning Australian Open champion was signed up to play at this year's WTA 250 tournament in Austin.

There are four interesting WTA Austin quarterfinals for fans to enjoy. Pre-tournament favorite Jessica Pegula will try to take another step closer to the title against Anna Blinkova.

No. 5 seed McCartney Kessler rallied past Spain's Cristina Bucsa 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the ATX Open in Austin, Texas. Kessler trailed 4-3 in the third-set tiebreaker before ripping off the final four points of the match.