
Jelena Ostapenko tops the 2025 runner-up Jessica Pegula 2-6 7-6(7) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Wuhan on Wednesday. Her best result in this event was reaching the semifinal in 2017. Here you can see her history at this event.
The Latvian added to her prize money $ 23,250 after winning this match. She has already won $ 49,250 after this win. If she wins the next match, Ostapenko will add $ 49,250 to her earnings to get in total $ 98,500 in total.
Highlights Jelena Ostapenko vs. Jessica Pegula Wuhan Open – Wuhan
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
After this match, the head to head between Ostapenko and Pegula is 3-4 for Jessica.
Live score progression and stats
Ostapenko overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Jessica Pegula in the 1st game (1-0). Jessica reinforced her lead after breaking the Latvian in the 5th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-2).
Pegula was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 4th game (3-1 15-40). On the other side, Pegula didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 41 points. Pegula conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Ostapenko (26-15). Pegula conceded 5 points on serve (16-5). On the other side, Jelena conceded 10 points on serve (10-10).
The Latvian won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (3-4) game, Jelena broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (4-4) game before bringing the set at the tiebreak that she won 9-7.
Tiebreak
The Latvian won 5 minibreaks in the 6th (3-3), 11th (5-6), 14th (7-7), 15th (8-7) and 16th (9-7) point. On the other side, the American won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 8th (5-3) and 13th (7-6) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 6-7, 7-7, 8-7, 9-7
Jelena converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 6th (2-3 0-40) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40). Jelena saved 5 set points when she was 3-5, 4-5, 4-6, 5-6 and 6-7 down. Also, on the other side, Jessica converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 89 points. The Latvian was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Jessica (48-41). The Latvian lost 18 points on serve (26-18). On the other side, the American conceded 22 points on serve (23-22).
The Latvian won the set after she broke the American 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (5-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game. The American tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Nonetheless, the Latvian stayed solid to win the set 6-3.
Jelena failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 40.
Jelena converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (4-2 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40). Also, on the other side, the American converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 8th game (2-5 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 55 points. The Latvian conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Jessica (33-22). Ostapenko surrendered 9 points on serve (16-9). on the other side of the net, Jessica conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).
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