Jessica Pegula conquers Alexandra Eala 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3 in the semifinal in Miami on Thursday. Pegula will square off with Aryna Sabalenka in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 26 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the semifinal in 2022 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.
Pegula added to her prize money $ 265,730 after winning this match. She has already won $ 597,890 after this win. If she wins the next match, Jessica will add $ 526,490 to her earnings to get in total $ 1,124,380 in total.
Highlights Jessica Pegula vs. Alexandra Eala Miami Open – Miami
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the American scored 110 points vs. Alexandra’s 98.
Pegula
Jessica was well focused in converting 71% of the break points that she procured (5/7).
Eala
On the other side, the Filipino was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 42% – 5/12). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Pegula and Eala is 1-0 for Jessica.
Draw and next match H2H: Jessica Pegula vs. Aryna Sabalenka – stats
Pegula will come up against Sabalenka in the final.
This will be the 9th time that Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 6-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Sabalenka won 7-5 7-5 in the final in New York back in 2024.
Live score progression and stats
Pegula had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Alexandra Eala in the 2nd game (2-0). Nonetheless, Jessica refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Eala in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (4-5) game before winning the set (7-6).
Jessica converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 0-40 and 15-40), the 7th (2-4 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Eala converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (2-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (3-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 89 points. Pegula was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than the Filipino (50-39). Pegula dropped 14 points on serve (26-14). On the other side, the Filipino conceded 24 points on serve (25-24).
The Filipino won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 4th
(1-3) and in the 8th (4-4) game, Alexandra broke back 3 times in the 5th (2-3), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game to win the set 7-5.Pegula couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 4-5
to 7-5.The Filipino was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Jessica was on the money in converting all her break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They contested 71 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Alexandra won just 3 more points than Jessica (37-34). The Filipino conceded 15 points on serve (20-15). on the other side of the net, Pegula conceded 17 points on serve (19-17).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Pegula snatched in the 8th game (5-3) prior to finally winning the set (6-3).
Jessica was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 48 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Jessica won just 2 points more than the Filipino (25-23). Jessica conceded 8 points on serve (17-8). on the other side of the net, the Filipino conceded 8 points on serve (15-8).
Tennis Scores in Miami
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (6-2 6-2)
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Alexandra EalaEala (7-63 5-7 6-3)
Upcoming matches
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-2) – H2H details and stats