Jessica Pegula dispatches Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in New York on Wednesday. Pegula will play against Karolina Muchova in the semifinal. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the quarter in 2022. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
Pegula added to her prize money $ 470,000 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 1,000,000 till now in the tournament. If she wins the next match, the American will add $ 800,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 1,800,000.
Highlights Jessica Pegula vs. Iga Swiatek U.S. Open – New York
Pegula’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
After this contest, the head to head between Pegula and Swiatek is 4-6 for Iga.
Draw and next match H2H: Jessica Pegula vs. Karolina Muchova – stats
Pegula will face Muchova in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Jessica Pegula and Karolina Muchova clash against each other. 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 5-7 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in August 2024.
Live score progression and stats
Pegula took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Iga Swiatek in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Jessica improved her lead after breaking Swiatek in the 3rd (3-0) game before conquering the set (6-2).
One of the most important stints of the set was when the American won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to bring the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.
Jessica converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Jessica didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 50 points. Pegula won 8 points more than the Pole (29-21). Jessica dropped 9 points on serve (19-9). on the other side of the court, Swiatek conceded 10 points on serve (12-10).
The American won the set after she broke Swiatek in the 3rd
(2-1) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Iga tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Nonetheless, Jessica managed to stay calm and finish the job to conquer the set 6-4.Jessica converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Iga converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 4th
game (1-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).They played 62 points. The American was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Iga (35-27). The American dropped 8 points on serve (18-8). On the losing side, Iga conceded 17 points on serve (19-17).
Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (6-2 6-4)
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia (6-1 6-4)
- Emma NavarroNavarro – Paula BadosaBadosa (6-2 7-5)
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Qinwen ZhengZheng (6-1 6-2)
Upcoming matches
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Emma NavarroNavarro – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (1-1) – H2H details and stats