Jessica Pegula bests Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in New York on Thursday. This will be her best result in this competition. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the quarter in 2022. Here you can see her history at this event.
The American added to her prize money $ 470,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 1,000,000 till now in this event. If she wins the next match, Jessica will add $ 800,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 1,800,000.
After this match, the head to head between Pegula and Swiatek is 4-6 for Iga.
Live score progression and stats
Pegula was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Iga Swiatek in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Pegula managed to boost her lead after breaking the Pole in the 3rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).
A crucial moment of this set was when Jessica won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.
The American 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 Swiatek (29-21). Pegula dropped 9 points on serve (19-9). On the losing side, Iga 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. Swiatek tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Anyhow, Pegula stayed solid to win the set 6-4.
The American 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). Furthermore, on the other side, Swiatek 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. Pegula conquered the set after winning 8 points more than the Pole (35-27). Jessica conceded 8 points on serve (18-8). On the losing side, Swiatek conceded 17 points on serve (19-17).
Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open
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- Emma NavarroNavarro – Paula BadosaBadosa (6-2 7-5)
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Qinwen ZhengZheng (6-1 6-2)
Upcoming matches
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-3) – H2H details and stats
- Emma NavarroNavarro – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (1-1) – H2H details and stats