Jessica Pegula prevails over Svitolina in the quarter to play vs Sakkari at the Mubadala Citi DC Open. HIGHLIGHTS – WASHINGTON RESULTS

MUBADALA CITI DC OPEN - WASHINGTON DRAW AND RESULTS. Pegula gets by Svitolina to face Maria Sakkari in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jessica Pegula vs. Elina Svitolina

Jessica Pegula tops Elina Svitolina 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Washington on Friday. Pegula will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Maria Sakkari in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 8 minutes. The American won this tournament once in 2019. Here you can see her history at this event.

Pegula
Washington
Pegula's Record

Jessica added to her prize money $ 20,523 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 43,323 till now in this competition. If she wins the next match, the American will add $ 30,838 to her earnings to get in total $ 74,161.

Highlights Jessica Pegula vs. Elina Svitolina Mubadala Citi DC Open – Washington

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Pegula
Svitolina
Jessica Pegula
4-6 6-3 6-4
2h:08
Elina Svitolina
95
95
Total points
83
83
39
39
Winners
39
39
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
47%
47%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
4
4
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
53%
53%
1st in
62%
62%
80%
80%
1st won
74%
74%
39/49
39/49
1st won
39/53
39/53
59%
59%
2nd won
50%
50%
26/44
26/44
2nd won
16/32
16/32
-- Break Points --
2/5
2/5
Total
1/7
1/7
40%
40%
Won
14%
14%
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At the end of the match, Jessica scored 95 points vs. Elina’s 83.

Pegula

The American served extremely well to win 80% of the points (39/49) behind her first serve, and she won 59% points (26/44) on her second serve. Jessica won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points since she converted only 40% (2/5) of the procured opportunities.

Svitolina

On the other side, the Ukrainian was battling in converting her break points (only 14% – 1/7). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Pegula and Svitolina is 3-1 for Jessica.

Draw and next match H2H: Jessica Pegula vs. Maria Sakkari – stats

Pegula will compete against Sakkari in the semifinal.

This will be the 8th time that Jessica Pegula and Maria Sakkari square off. The head to head is 4-3 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats),but they are 3-3 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Pegula won 6-2 4-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Doha back in February 2023.

Jessica Pegula Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Svitolina 6-4
SvitolinaPegula
6
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
SvitolinaPegula
6
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
SvitolinaPegula
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SvitolinaPegula
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SvitolinaPegula
4
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
SvitolinaPegula
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
SvitolinaPegula
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
SvitolinaPegula
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
SvitolinaPegula
1
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
SvitolinaPegula
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SvitolinaPegula
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Ukrainian grabbed in the 5th game (3-2) before eventually winning the set (6-4).

The Ukrainian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 5th game (2-2 30-40). On the other side, Svitolina didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 60 points. This set was so close that, The Ukrainian won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. Svitolina dropped 7 points on serve (20-7). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 10 points on serve (23-10).

2nd Set -
Pegula 6-3
PegulaSvitolina
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
PegulaSvitolina
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
PegulaSvitolina
5
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
PegulaSvitolina
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
PegulaSvitolina
4
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
PegulaSvitolina
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
PegulaSvitolina
3
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
PegulaSvitolina
3
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
PegulaSvitolina
2
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30

Pegula had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Elina Svitolina in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break turned to be decisive for Jessica to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

The American converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Pegula didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 50 points. The American was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Svitolina (29-21). The American lost 6 points on serve (16-6). on the other side of the court, the Ukrainian conceded 13 points on serve (15-13).

3rd Set -
Pegula 6-4
PegulaSvitolina
6
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
PegulaSvitolina
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
PegulaSvitolina
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
PegulaSvitolina
4
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
PegulaSvitolina
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
PegulaSvitolina
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
PegulaSvitolina
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
PegulaSvitolina
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
PegulaSvitolina
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Pegula had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Elina Svitolina in the 2nd game (2-0). The American managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Elina before winning the set (6-4).

Jessica was unable to convert any of the 2 conquered break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Elina was unable to convert any of her 6 break points. She had 6 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40).

They played 68 points. Jessica was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than the Ukrainian (36-32). The American surrendered 12 points on serve (26-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Svitolina conceded 10 points on serve (20-10).

1st
Pegula
Svitolina
4-6
4
6
4
5
3
5
3
4
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Pegula
Svitolina
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
3rd
Pegula
Svitolina
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

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