Marketa Vondrousova stuns Jessica Pegula 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the quarter in London on Tuesday. Vondrousova will fight against Elina Svitolina in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 55 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reach the 2nd round in 2021. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
Vondrousova added to her prize money £ 260,000 after winning this match. She has already won £ 600,000 till now in the tournament. If she wins the next match, Vondrousova will add £ 575,000 to her earnings to get in total £ 1,175,000.
Highlights Marketa Vondrousova vs. Jessica Pegula Wimbledon – London
Vondrousova’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Vondrousova scored 90 points vs. Pegula’s 89.
Vondrousova
The Czech won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.
Pegula
On the other side, Jessica was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 45% – 5/11). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Vondrousova and Pegula is 1-0 for Marketa.
Draw and next match H2H: Marketa Vondrousova vs. Elina Svitolina – stats
Vondrousova will square off with Svitolina in the semifinal.
This will be the 6th time that Marketa Vondrousova and Elina Svitolina fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
The last time that they played, Vondrousova won 6-3 6-1 in the semifinal in Tokyo back in 2021.
Live score progression and stats
Vondrousova took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Jessica Pegula in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, the Czech found the way to come back to break Pegula 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).
A defining moment of this set was when the Czech won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the score from 0-2 to 4-2.
Marketa converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 5th (2-2 0-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the American was on the money in converting all her break points in the 2nd (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They played 57 points. The Czech conquered the set after winning 5 points more than Jessica (31-26). The Czech dropped 12 points on serve (16-12). On the other side, Jessica conceded 15 points on serve (14-15).
Pegula in this set was too strong for Marketa and consequently she won 6-2 after breaking Marketa in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Jessica was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Pegula didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 50 points. Pegula conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Marketa (29-21). Jessica conceded 7 points on serve (16-7). On the losing side, Vondrousova conceded 13 points on serve (14-13).
The Czech clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Vondrousova broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to win the set 6-4.
Pegula was dominated in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-4 to 6-4.
Marketa converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 7th (2-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Pegula converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40).
They played 72 points. Vondrousova conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Jessica (38-34). The Czech dropped 11 points on serve (18-11). on the other side of the court, Jessica conceded 20 points on serve (23-20).
Tennis Scores in Wimbledon
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (7-5 6-75 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-4 2-6 6-4) – Stats and score progression
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