Jessica Pegula topples Elise Mertens 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Wednesday. Pegula will seek to keep on going in this event against Olga Danilovic in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 11 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this event was reaching the quarter in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

Melbourne
Pegula's Record

Jessica added to her prize money $ 90,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 290,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Jessica will add $ 130,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 420,000 in total.

Highlights Jessica Pegula vs. Elise Mertens Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Pegula
Mertens
6-4 6-2
1h:11
60
60
Total points
41
41
26
26
Winners
16
16
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
10
10
Unforced
17
17
37%
37%
Ratio Unforced
63%
63%
10/11
10/11
Net Approaches
6/7
6/7
91%
91%
Perc
86%
86%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
3
3
0
0
Double Faults
2
2
74%
74%
1st in
58%
58%
67%
67%
1st won
57%
57%
26/39
26/39
1st won
16/28
16/28
79%
79%
2nd won
45%
45%
11/14
11/14
2nd won
9/20
9/20
176
176
Fastest serve
179
179
158
158
AVG 1st Serve
162
162
129
129
AVG 2nd Serve
137
137
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
1/3
1/3
50%
50%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Pegula scored 60 points vs. Elise’s 41.

Pegula

The American was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (4/8).

Mertens

On the other side, Elise was not so effective in converting her break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Pegula and Mertens is 1-3 for Elise.

Draw and next match H2H: Jessica Pegula vs. Olga Danilovic – stats

Pegula will fight against Danilovic in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Jessica Pegula and Olga Danilovic fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Pegula won 6-1 6-3 in the 1st round in Orlando back in 2018.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Pegula 6-4
PegulaMertens
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
PegulaMertens
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
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5
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
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5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
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4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
PegulaMertens
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
PegulaMertens
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
PegulaMertens
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
PegulaMertens
1
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
PegulaMertens
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
PegulaMertens
0
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40

Jessica won the set after she broke the Belgian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Mertens tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Nevertheless, Pegula refused to give way to conquer the set 6-4.

Pegula converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Mertens was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (2-3 30-40).

They played 58 points. Pegula was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Elise (32-26). Pegula surrendered 7 points on serve (18-7). In addition, on the other side, Mertens conceded 14 points on serve (19-14).

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

Jessica in this set was much more effective than Elise and without many problems she won 6-2 after breaking the Belgian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

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

They played 43 points. Jessica was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than Mertens (28-15). Jessica dropped 9 points on serve (19-9). On the losing side, the Belgian conceded 9 points on serve (6-9).

1st
Pegula
Mertens
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Pegula
Mertens
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1

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