Jessica Pegula survives Leylah Annie Fernandez 7-5 6-7(1) 7-6(3) in the quarter in Cincinnati on Saturday after winning a huge battle. Pegula will seek to keep on going in this event against Paula Badosa Gibert in the semifinal. The epic lasted 3 hours and 4 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the quarter in 2020 and 2022. Here you can see her history at this event.
Highlights Jessica Pegula vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the American scored 133 points vs. Leylah’s 126.
Pegula
Jessica won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points as she converted only 47% (7/15) of the procured opportunities.
Fernandez
On the other side, Leylah was not so effective in converting her break points (only 40% – 6/15). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Pegula and Fernandez is 2-0 for Jessica.
Draw and next match H2H: Jessica Pegula vs. Paula Badosa Gibert – stats
Pegula will play Badosa Gibert in the semifinal.
This will be the 3rd time that Jessica Pegula and Paula Badosa Gibert fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Pegula won 6-3 7-66 in the quarter in Charleston back in 2023.
Tennis Scores in Cincinnati
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (6-3 6-2)
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (7-5 6-71 7-63)
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Mirra AndreevaAndreeva (4-6 6-3 7-5)
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-3 6-2)
Upcoming matches
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (8-3) – H2H details and stats
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (2-0) – H2H details and stats