Spirited Jessica Pegula survives Fernandez in the quarter to play vs Badosa Gibert at the Western & Southern Open. HIGHLIGHTS – CINCINNATI RESULTS

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - CINCINNATI DRAW AND RESULTS. Pegula outlasts Fernandez to come up against Paula Badosa Gibert in the semifinal

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jessica Pegula vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez

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.

Pegula
Cincinnati
Pegula's Record

Highlights Jessica Pegula vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Pegula
Fernandez
Jessica Pegula
7-5 6-71 7-63
3h:04
Leylah Annie Fernandez
133
133
Total points
126
126
49
49
Winners
57
57
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
45%
45%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
5
5
7
7
Double Faults
6
6
66%
66%
1st in
69%
69%
63%
63%
1st won
59%
59%
49/78
49/78
1st won
57/96
57/96
46%
46%
2nd won
41%
41%
19/41
19/41
2nd won
18/44
18/44
-- Break Points --
7/15
7/15
Total
6/15
6/15
47%
47%
Won
40%
40%
See Full Stats

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.

Jessica Pegula Draw info

1st
Pegula
Fernandez
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Pegula
Fernandez
6-7
6
7
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
3rd
Pegula
Fernandez
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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)

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