Jessica Pegula vs Sofia Kenin — Quebec City Semi-final

Quebec City · WTA · Semi-final
Jessica Pegula
USA
Jessica Pegula
#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 September 2018
hard
Sofia Kenin
USA5
Sofia Kenin
#106WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Pegula J.
4-6 6-2 6-4
Kenin S.
Pegula J.
4662
Kenin S.
6241

Jessica Pegula defeated Sofia Kenin 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the Quebec City semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, defending last year's round of 32. Jessica Pegula extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-31CharlestonFclayJessica Pegula6-3 7-5
2024-08-26US OpenR64hardJessica Pegula7-6(4) 6-3
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR32claySofia Kenin4-6 6-1 6-4
2021-01-31Yarra Valley ClassicR16hardSofia Kenin5-7 7-5 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Pegula J.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pegula J.

Serve advantage — Pegula J.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Pegula J.Kenin S.
68
Serve
13
73
Return
0

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Pegula J.Kenin S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pegula J.Kenin S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
96
66
Break points saved·Even
96
92
Break points won·Clear edge
99
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
73

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Pegula J.Kenin S.
Freshness·Clear edge
79
93

Pegula J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Kenin S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Parmentier P.[8]
Pegula J.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Pegula J.
Kenin S.[5]
4-66-26-4
Parmentier P.[8]
Watson H.
5-76-37-65
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.
Martic P.[2]
6-37-5
Kenin S.[5]
Puig M.[3]
6-36-1
Watson H.
Marino R.
6-36-4
Parmentier P.[8]
Lepchenko V.
7-676-1
R16
Puig M.[3]
Brengle M.
7-53-0
Parmentier P.[8]
Mchale C.
6-24-67-5
Watson H.
Fernandez L.
6-47-5
Martic P.[2]
Govortsova O.
6-06-2
Kenin S.[5]
Abanda F.
6-46-4
Marino R.
Garcia Perez G.
6-736-26-4
Pegula J.
Jabeur O.
7-636-4
Lepchenko V.
Bouzkova M.
6-11-66-3
R32
Kenin S.[5]
Barthel M.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Yastremska D.
2-66-27-61
Brengle M.
Duval V.
6-46-726-4
Garcia Perez G.
Rodina E.
4-66-36-1
Abanda F.
Martincova T.
4-66-26-2
Bouzkova M.
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-1
Pegula J.
Pliskova K.
6-37-66
Govortsova O.
Ahn K.
6-16-4
Jabeur O.
Safarova L.[6]
7-643-67-5
Watson H.
Niculescu M.[4]
7-56-3
Lepchenko V.
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-47-65
Parmentier P.[8]
Kudermetova V.
7-56-3
Fernandez L.
Dabrowski G.
6-37-5
Martic P.[2]
Broady N.
6-16-1
Puig M.[3]
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-3
Marino R.
Maria T.[7]
6-26-2