
Jessica Pegula and Victoria Azarenka will square off in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:30 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. In the following paragraphs, 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 -> 1.33
Victoria Azarenka -> 3.32
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Prediction and head to head Jessica Pegula vs. Victoria Azarenka
This will be the 7th time that Jessica Pegula and Victoria Azarenka play each other. The head to head is 3-3 for Pegula and Azarenka (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Pegula won 6-4 3-6 7-6(7) in the quarter in Charleston back in 2024.
Highlights Jessica Pegula vs Victoria Azarenka – Charleston 05-April-2024
Jessica Pegula

39 - 16win/loss
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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. 4, Pegula got to the 3rd round after defeating Mayar Sherif 6-0 6-4 and Anna Blinkova 6-1 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Jessica had a good straight sets win against Blinkova (6-1 6-3). During the match, Pegula scored 58 points vs Blinkova’s 41. Jessica was exceptionally aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Regarding the service games, Pegula managed to score 2 aces and she was quite solid in conceding no double faults. Jessica Pegula lost the serve twice and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Pegula put 63% of her first serves in, winning 64% (21/33) of the points behind her 1st serve and 53% (10/19) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Blinkova 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pegula hasn’t conceded yet a set in this tournament to win 60% of the points she played.
Pegula has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 66% of her matches (343-173). 24-9 on hard in 2025. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Pegula has a compiled 228-99 match record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in Austin where she defeated Mccartney Kessler in the final 7-5 6-2 and in Charleston where she beat Sofia Kenin in the final 6-3 7-5 and in Bad Homburg where she beat Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 7-5.
The American has an overall 39-16 win-loss record in 2025, 24-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Victoria Azarenka

11 - 11win/loss
133
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LWWLLWWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-12 | 6-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 30-15 | 20-10 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-19 | 17-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-13 | 18-9 | 6-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-9 | 18-6 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 132, the Belarussian got to the 3rd round after defeating Hina Inoue 7-6(0) 6-4 and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Azarenka had a good straight sets win against Pavlyuchenkova (6-3 6-3). During the match Azarenka scored 69 points vs Pavlyuchenkova’s 53. Azarenka was quite aggressive to blast 20 winners.
About the serving games, Azarenka fired 2 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Victoria Azarenka lost the serve twice and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Azarenka put 58% of her first serves in, winning 69% (20/29) of the points behind her 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the 2nd serve. Azarenka broke Pavlyuchenkova 5 times after converting 38% of her break points (5/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belarussian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Victoria has an overall 11-11 win-loss record in 2025, 6-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the final in 2012, 2013 and 2020. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pegula | Azarenka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 41 |
| Pts | 123-82 | 154-131 |
| Total Points | 205 | 285 |
| Winners | 48 | 59 |
| %Winners | 39% | 38% |
Both Pegula and Azarenka played 2 matches. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Pegula and Azarenka have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Pegula played 9 games less than Azarenka. The American scored 48 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Belarussian struck 59 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pegula | Azarenka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1st in | 67/108 | 87/143 |
| %1st in | 62% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 48/67 | 59/87 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 17/41 | 28/56 |
| %2nd pts | 41% | 50% |
Pegula made 3 aces (1.5 per match). Azarenka recorded 3 aces (1.5 per match). Pegula won 72% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Azarenka won 68% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Pegula | Azarenka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 9 |
| Converted | 12/20 | 9/18 |
| % Converted | 60% | 50% |
| Conceded | 11 | 12 |
| Saved | 7 | 7 |
| % Saved | 64% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
The American broke her opponents 12 times with a 60% conversion rate. The American dropped her serve 4 times and she saved 64% of the break points that she conceded. Azarenka broke her opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Victoria conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 58% of the break points that she conceded.
| Pegula | ||||
| R1 Sherif |
R2 Blinkova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-4 | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | 32 | |
| pts | 65-41 | 58-41 | 123-82 | |
| Total points | 106 | 99 | 205 | |
| Winners | 27 | 21 | 48 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 36% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 34/56 | 33/52 | 67/108 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 63% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 27/34 | 21/33 | 48/67 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 64% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/22 | 10/19 | 17/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 32% | 53% | 41% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 6/11 | 12/20 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 55% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 2/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 50% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Azarenka | ||||
| R1 Inoue |
R2 Pavlyuchenkova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-60 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 18 | 41 | |
| pts | 85-78 | 69-53 | 154-131 | |
| Total points | 163 | 122 | 285 | |
| Winners | 39 | 20 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 29% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 58/93 | 29/50 | 87/143 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 58% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 39/58 | 20/29 | 59/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 69% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/35 | 13/21 | 28/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 62% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 5/13 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 38% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 2/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 50% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
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