Jessica Pegula and Maya Joint will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 5:00 pm on John Cain Arena. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jessica Pegula who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jessica Pegula is the pick to win this match.
Jessica Pegula -> 1.112
Maya Joint -> 6.5

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Prediction and head to head Jessica Pegula vs. Maya Joint

There is no head to head record between Jessica Pegula and Maya Joint since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Jessica Pegula

Jessica Pegula

3 - 1win/loss

Hard
3-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
6
High
3
LWLWLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 53-23 35-12 11-5 3-4 4-2 0-0
2024 39-16 29-9 4-2 0-2 6-3 0-0
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0

Ranked no. 7,she will start her run at the Australian Open after she played her last match in Adelaide where she overcame 7-6(4) 6-3 to Putintseva in the semifinal on the 10th of January.

Pegula has an aggregate 3-0 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The American’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.

Talking about her overall career, The American has an overall 436-246 record. She has a positive 254-126 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2021, 2022 and 2023. See her history.

Australian Open
Pegula's Record

Maya Joint

Maya Joint

4 - 2win/loss

Hard
4-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
32
High
32
WWLWWWLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 54-28 32-19 13-5 4-2 5-2 0-0
2024 62-28 34-15 21-8 3-3 4-2 0-0
2023 11-8 7-6 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0
2022 3-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 118, Maya will start her run at the Melbourne after she played her last match in Hobart where she lost 6-2 6-3 to Mertens in the semifinal on the 10th of January.

Joint has an aggregate 4-2 win-loss record in 2025, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Australian’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Hobart.

In terms of her career, The Australian has an overall 80-41 record. She has a positive 48-26 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2024. See her history.

Australian Open
Joint's Record

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

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