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Significant stakes outlined a match on the Rod Laver Arena as defending champion Madison Keys confronted No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula.

Both rivals had been vying for an Australian Open quarterfinal berth, however an extra component added intrigue. Keys and Pegula co-host the Players Box Podcast alongside fellow American professionals Jennifer Brady and Desirae Krawczyk, they usually mentioned their impending fourth-round showdown of their most up-to-date episode.

Keys, conversely, acquired a “gross” forfeit – consuming apple pie topped with a slice of melted cheddar cheese. This peculiar pairing has turn out to be a household customized at Thanksgiving within the Pegula home and sparked appreciable dialogue on the podcast final 12 months.

And it is Keys who should pattern the tacky apple pie following a 6-3, 6-4 loss to her buddy and compatriot, concluding her Australian Open title protection. Pegula required 78 minutes to secure victory within the Players Box showdown and afterward expressed her gratitude that she prevented carrying a Taylor Swift-themed Chiefs jersey.

Pegula revealed particulars of their pre-match wager during her on-court interview. “Okay, in the U.S., we have Thanksgiving. I don’t know why, my grandparents are Canadian. They had this tradition, my mum always did… Tell me if this is weird or if it’s real, they would melt cheddar cheese on their apple pie. Is that like a Canadian thing?” Pegula requested the gang, first explaining the controversial pie combo.

“That wasn’t a great response! So that was my bet for her, and she wanted me to wear a Kelce-slash-Taylor Swift Chiefs jersey, so I honestly had a lot of motivation today not to wear that! We’re still going strong, so that’s good, and maybe she’ll eat some pie next time we do our podcast.”

So thrilled to keep away from the punishment, Pegula referenced their wager again whereas signing the digicam lens. “No Chiefs jersey today!” she scribbled.

The world No. 6 subsequently expanded on the stakes and insisted that donning Chiefs gear would have been far more painful than consuming the weird dessert. “That was bad. She was, like, Mine’s worse. I was, like, What are you talking about? My family owns the Bills. This team has owned us in the postseason. Absolutely not, by far worse,” she defined.

“I saw Iva Jovic in the locker room before I went on, and she was, like, ‘If you lose, that’s way worse wearing the Chiefs jersey.’ I’m, like, ‘Yeah, all she has to do is eat a piece of pie. What is the big deal?’ Yeah, I think that was really some extra motivation, because that would have been a tough moment for me.”