Pegula received the second seed, missed the first round and started the tournament from the 1/8 finals, defeating her compatriot Bernada Pera in three sets. Before that, Pegula played in the United Cup.
Team USA won the tournament in 2023, but the team fell short this season and failed to advance out of the group stage. Pegula lost to Katie Boulter and won against Ayla Tomjanovich.
Pavlyuchenkova made a strong comeback last year after missing the season due to injury and had some good matches in early 2024.
The Russian lost to Amanda Anisimova in the first match of the season in Brisbane, but then passed the qualifying rounds in Adelaide and eliminated the 15 best tennis player in the WTA rankings, Beatrice Addad Maia. Then the Czech Katerina Sinyakova qualified for the 1/8 finals.
In personal meetings, Pegula defeats Pavlyuchenkova with a score of 1:0, the American won her only match at the 2021 National Bank Open in Montreal.
Prediction for the match between Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Jessica Pegula
Jessica Pegula and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova love playing on fast courts. However, the American has been extremely wasteful in her matches this year. In the match against Pera, she had 21 break points, but only managed to convert six of them. She was just as unstable during the United Cup match.
Facing a tennis player as strong as Pavlyuchenkova, she cannot afford to miss so many break opportunities. All week, the Russian was very strong on serve, regularly winning more than 75% of points.
If this week’s numbers are to be believed, Pegula might struggle to break Pavlyuchenkova’s serve. And because of her weak second serve, she risks losing the match.
The winner of this match will face Laura Siegemund or Daria Kasatkina in the semi-final.
Forecast: Pavlyuchenkova wins in straight sets.
Source: Sport
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