Jessica Pegula bests Krueger in the 3rd round to collide vs Stearns. HIGHLIGHTS – TORONTO RESULTS

NATIONAL BANK OPEN - TORONTO DRAW AND RESULTS. Pegula ousts Krueger to fight against Peyton Stearns in the quarter

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jessica Pegula vs. Ashlyn Krueger

Jessica Pegula ousts Ashlyn Krueger 6-2 6-4 in the 3rd round in Toronto on Friday in what was an all-American match. Pegula will play Peyton Stearns in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 22 minutes. Pegula won this tournament once in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

Pegula
Toronto
Pegula's Record

Jessica added to her prize money $ 36,511 after winning this match. She has already won $ 72,965 after this win. If she wins the next match, Jessica will add $ 85,979 to her earnings to get in total $ 158,944 in total.

Highlights Jessica Pegula vs. Ashlyn Krueger National Bank Open – Toronto

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Pegula
Krueger
Jessica Pegula
6-2 6-4
1h:22
Ashlyn Krueger
68
68
Total points
58
58
16
16
Winners
20
20
24%
24%
Ratio Winners
34%
34%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
2
2
2
2
Double Faults
9
9
48%
48%
1st in
51%
51%
57%
57%
1st won
57%
57%
16/28
16/28
1st won
20/35
20/35
47%
47%
2nd won
30%
30%
14/30
14/30
2nd won
10/33
10/33
-- Break Points --
7/16
7/16
Total
4/9
4/9
44%
44%
Won
44%
44%
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At the end of the match, Pegula scored 68 points vs. Ashlyn’s 58.

Pegula

Pegula won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points after she converted only 44% (7/16) of the procured opportunities.

Krueger

On the other side, Ashlyn was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 44% – 4/9). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Pegula and Krueger is 3-0 for Jessica.

Draw and next match H2H: Jessica Pegula vs. Peyton Stearns – stats

Pegula will take on Stearns in the quarter.

This will be the 2nd time that Jessica Pegula and Peyton Stearns face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Pegula won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Washington back in 2023.

Jessica Pegula Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Pegula 6-2
PegulaKrueger
6
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
PegulaKrueger
6
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
PegulaKrueger
5
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
PegulaKrueger
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
PegulaKrueger
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
PegulaKrueger
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
PegulaKrueger
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
PegulaKrueger
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
PegulaKrueger
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30

Pegula got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Ashlyn Krueger in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, there was more work to do for Pegula to win the set since Krueger found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (2-3) game. Jessica kept her focus to break Ashlyn in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Pegula failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 40.

Krueger was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-2 to 6-2.

Pegula converted 44% of her break points (4/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 5th (3-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Ashlyn converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (1-3 30-40) and the 9th game (1-6 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 72 points. Jessica was the one to win the set after conquering 12 more points than Ashlyn (42-30). Jessica lost 16 points on serve (19-16). On the other side, Ashlyn conceded 23 points on serve (14-23).

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

Jessica won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 7th (3-4) game, Jessica broke back 3 times in the 6th (3-3), in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.

Pegula converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 8th (3-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). In addition on the other side, Krueger converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 54 points. It’s worth to point out that, Pegula won this set even if she scored less points 2 than Ashlyn (26-28). Jessica dropped 12 points on serve (11-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Krueger conceded 15 points on serve (16-15).

1st
Pegula
Krueger
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Pegula
Krueger
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Toronto

  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Katie BoulterBoulter (6-3 6-3)
  • Jessica PegulaPegula – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (6-2 6-4)
  • Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (6-2 ret.)
  • Emma NavarroNavarro – Marta KostyukKostyuk (7-5 7-5)
  • Taylor TownsendTownsend – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (6-2 6-1)
  • Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova – Elise MertensMertens (6-2 6-4)
  • Peyton StearnsStearns – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (6-4 4-2 ret.)
  • Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Cori GauffGauff (6-4 6-1)

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