Jessica Pegula and Leylah Annie Fernandez will play each other in the quarter of the Western & Southern Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 3:00 pm on P&G Grandstand. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jessica Pegula who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jessica Pegula is the pick to win this match.
Jessica Pegula -> 1.42
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 2.875

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Prediction and head to head Jessica Pegula vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez

This will be the 2^nd time that Jessica Pegula and Leylah Annie Fernandez 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 7-5 6-4 in the 3^rd round in Miami back in March 2024.

Highlights Jessica Pegula vs Leylah Annie Fernandez – Miami 24-March-2024

Jessica Pegula

Ranked no. 6, the American got to the quarter after beating Unknown Player bye, Karolina Muchova 5-7 6-4 6-2 and Taylor Townsend 6-2 6-3.

In the 3^rd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Townsend (6-2 6-3). During the match, Pegula scored 63 points vs Townsend’s 38. Jessica was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.

Talking about the service games, Pegula bagged 2 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Jessica Pegula conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 4 break points. Furthermore, Pegula put 67% of her first serves in, winning 88% (29/33) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (8/16) on the 2nd serve. Jessica broke Townsend 4 times after converting 80% of her break points (4/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American has lost 1 set in this event to win 57% of the points she played.

Pegula has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 65% of her matches (326-175). 18-5 on hard in 2024. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Pegula has a compiled 204-95 match record in the last years on hard.

Her best result of the season was winning the title in Berlin where she beat Anna Kalinskaya in the final 6-7(0) 6-4 7-6(3) and in Toronto where she defeated Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1.

Jessica has an aggregate 28-10 win-loss record in 2024, 18-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Cincinnati

Leylah Annie Fernandez

Ranked no. 27, Annie got to the quarter after beating Yue Yuan 3-6 6-4 6-3, Elena Rybakina 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 and Diana Shnaider 6-1 6-4.

In the 3^rd round, Leylah had a good straight sets win against Shnaider (6-1 6-4). During the match Annie scored 69 points vs Shnaider’s 51. Leylah was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.

About the serving games, Annie bagged 7 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Leylah Annie Fernandez lost the serve once and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Annie put 63% of her first serves in, winning 83% (29/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 38% (8/21) on the 2nd serve. Leylah broke Shnaider 4 times after converting 40% of her break points (4/10).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Leylah has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points she played.

Annie’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Eastbourne.

Annie has a composed 24-17 win-loss record in 2024, 11-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Cincinnati

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1^st

round in 2020, 2021 and 2022. See her history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Pegula	Annie
Match played	2	3
Tot Set	5	8
Tot Games	47	77
Pts	160-122	269-244
Total Points	282	513
Winners	59	108
%Winners	37%	40%

Pegula played 2 matches while Annie competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jessica Pegula surrendered 1 set, while Leylah Annie Fernandez conceded 2 sets. Pegula has played 3 set(s) less than Annie (5 vs 8). Therefore, Pegula played 30 games less than Annie. The American scored 59 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Leylah made 108 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Pegula	Annie
Aces	4	15
Avg per match	2	5
1st in	83/132	152/243
%1st in	63%	63%
1st pts	59/83	108/152
%1st pts	71%	71%
2nd pts	30/49	36/91
%2nd pts	61%	40%

Pegula blasted 4 aces (2 per match). Annie bagged 15 aces (5 per match). Pegula won 71% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Annie won 71% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 40% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Pegula	Annie
Won	10	15
Converted	10/20	15/35
% Converted	50%	43%
Conceded	14	19
Saved	10	8
% Saved	71%	42%
Times Broken	4	11

The American broke her opponents 10 times with a 50% conversion rate. Pegula dropped her serve 4 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded. The Canadian broke her opponents 15 times with a 43% conversion rate. Annie conceded her serve 11 times and she saved 42% of the break points that she conceded.

Pegula
	R2 Muchova	R3 Townsend	Total
Score	5-7 6-4 6-2	6-2 6-3
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	30	17	47
pts	97-84	63-38	160-122
Total points	181	101	282
Winners	30	29	59
%Winners	31%	46%	37%
SERVE
Aces	2	2	4
Double Faults	0	1	1
1st in	50/83	33/49	83/132
% 1st in	60%	67%	63%
1st pts	30/50	29/33	59/83
% 1st pts	60%	88%	71%
2nd pts	22/33	8/16	30/49
% 2nd pts	67%	50%	61%
Breaks
Won	6	4	10
Converted	6/15	4/5	10/20
Converted %	40%	80%	50%
Conceded	10	4	14
Saved	6/10	4/4	10
Saved %	60%	100%	80%
Times Broken	4	0	4

Annie
	R1 Yuan	R2 Rybakina	R3 Shnaider	Total
Score	3-6 6-4 6-3	3-6 7-63 6-4	6-1 6-4
Tot Set	3	3	2	8
Tot Games	28	32	17	77
pts	82-79	118-114	69-51	269-244
Total points	161	232	120	513
Winners	35	44	29	108
%Winners	43%	37%	42%	40%
SERVE
Aces	3	5	7	15
Double Faults	3	13	6	22
1st in	53/78	64/109	35/56	152/243
% 1st in	68%	59%	63%	63%
1st pts	35/53	44/64	29/35	108/152
% 1st pts	66%	69%	83%	71%
2nd pts	12/25	16/45	8/21	36/91
% 2nd pts	48%	36%	38%	40%
Breaks
Won	5	6	4	15
Converted	5/8	6/17	4/10	15/35
Converted %	63%	35%	40%	43%
Conceded	7	7	5	19
Saved	3/7	1/7	4/5	8
Saved %	43%	14%	80%	69%
Times Broken	4	6	1	11

Tennis Scores in Cincinnati

• Stephan GerritsenGerritsen – Benjamin DhoeDhoe (3-6 6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Marvin MoellerMoeller – Franco Emanuel EgeaEmanuel Egea (6-1 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Clement GeensGeens – Stephan FransenFransen (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Andrew WatsonWatson (w/o) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Iga SwiatekSwiatek – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Ludmilla SamsonovaSamsonova (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Jessica PegulaPegula – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (0-1) – H2H and prediction