Jessica Pegula's US Open Loss

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Unflappable to unstoppable? Pegula ready for WTA Finals challenge

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Jessica Pegula is aiming to win the biggest title of her career at the WTA Finals .

The 30-year-old was runner-up in the US Open final in September .

Pegula parted ways with longtime coach David Witt during her time away from competition.

The former top-ranked doubles player and three -time Slam champion Mark Knowles is Pegula 's new coach.

Pegula won her first grass-court title at the German Open in just the second tournament of her return.

The US Open finalist beat Iga Swiatek 6 -2, 6 -4 at the US Open in New York .

Pegula credits involuntary breaks from the tour as part of the reason she remained "more fresh than probably everybody else" The WTA Finals begins Saturday in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia .

Knowles believes Pegula 's final appearance in New York will prove invaluable at the tournament and beyond.

Pegula is one of the toughest athletes I've ever been around, says Knowles.

Knowles: "She just has this dogged determination that is innate. She just has a zest, an appetite for being great".

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