Jessica Pegula topples Muchova in the semifinal at the U.S. Open – U.S. OPEN RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Pegula prevails over Muchova

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jessica Pegula vs. Karolina Muchova

Jessica Pegula defeats Karolina Muchova 1-6 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in New York on Thursday. Pegula will face Aryna Sabalenka in the final. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the quarter in 2022. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

Pegula
New York
Pegula's Record

The American added to her prize money $ 800,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 1,800,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the American will add $ 1,800,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 3,600,000 in total.

Highlights Jessica Pegula vs. Karolina Muchova U.S. Open – New York

Pegula’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Pegula
Muchova
Jessica Pegula
1-6 6-4 6-2
2h:12
Karolina Muchova
87
87
Total points
87
87
34
34
Winners
34
34
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
22
22
Unforced
40
40
35%
35%
Ratio Unforced
65%
65%
11/23
11/23
Net Approaches
22/36
22/36
48%
48%
Perc
61%
61%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
6
6
1
1
Double Faults
3
3
67%
67%
1st in
62%
62%
58%
58%
1st won
64%
64%
34/59
34/59
1st won
34/53
34/53
52%
52%
2nd won
42%
42%
15/29
15/29
2nd won
14/33
14/33
173
173
Fastest serve
180
180
155
155
AVG 1st Serve
161
161
122
122
AVG 2nd Serve
131
131
-- Break Points --
5/13
5/13
Total
4/11
4/11
38%
38%
Won
36%
36%
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After this match, the head to head between Pegula and Muchova is 2-0 for Jessica.

Draw and next match H2H: Jessica Pegula vs. Aryna Sabalenka – stats

Pegula will play Sabalenka in the final.

This will be the 8th time that Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 5-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard.

The last time that they played, Sabalenka won 6-3 7-5 in the final in Cincinnati back in August 2024.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Muchova 6-1
MuchovaPegula
6
1
15
0
30
0
40
15
MuchovaPegula
5
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
MuchovaPegula
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
MuchovaPegula
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MuchovaPegula
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
MuchovaPegula
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
MuchovaPegula
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

The Czech was too good to concede barely 1 game before breaking the American 2 times and win the set 6-1.

The American had no answers in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.

They played 44 points. Karolina conquered the set after winning 16 points more than Pegula (30-14). Karolina conceded 7 points on serve (20-7). on the other side of the net, Pegula conceded 10 points on serve (7-10).

2nd Set -
Pegula 6-4
PegulaMuchova
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
PegulaMuchova
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
PegulaMuchova
4
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
40
PegulaMuchova
4
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
PegulaMuchova
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
PegulaMuchova
3
2
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
PegulaMuchova
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
PegulaMuchova
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
PegulaMuchova
0
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
PegulaMuchova
0
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40

Pegula conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Karolina Muchova in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Jessica managed to stage a great comeback to break Muchova 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (4-2) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

Certainly, a key moment was when Jessica won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the score from 0-2 to 4-2.

Pegula converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40), the 6th (3-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Muchova converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-1 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40).

They played 69 points. Jessica won 7 points more than Muchova (38-31). Pegula surrendered 15 points on serve (19-15). In addition, on the other side, Karolina conceded 19 points on serve (16-19).

3rd Set -
Pegula 6-2
PegulaMuchova
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
PegulaMuchova
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
PegulaMuchova
4
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
PegulaMuchova
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
PegulaMuchova
3
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
PegulaMuchova
3
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
PegulaMuchova
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
PegulaMuchova
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15

Pegula had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Karolina Muchova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Pegula managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Muchova in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.

Pegula converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Muchova was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 30-40), the 5th (1-3 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 40-A).

They played 56 points. The American was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than the Czech (31-25). Pegula lost 15 points on serve (20-15). Regarding the other side of the net, Muchova conceded 11 points on serve (10-11).

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

Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open

  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Emma NavarroNavarro (6-3 7-62)
  • Jessica PegulaPegula – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (1-6 6-4 6-2)

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