Jessica Pegula vs Arantxa Rus — Miami Qualifying Round 2

Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Jessica Pegula
USA
Jessica Pegula
#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019
hard
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Pegula J.
6-3 6-0
Rus A.
Pegula J.
662
Rus A.
30–

Jessica Pegula defeated Arantxa Rus 6-3 6-0 in the Miami qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3. Jessica Pegula extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-24AustinR32hardJessica Pegula6-3 3-2 RET
2021-05-24StrasbourgR32clayArantxa Rus6-4 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Pegula J.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus A.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Pegula J.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Rus A.
68
Serve
—
73
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Pegula J.Rus A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.0
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.Rus A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
96
15
Break points saved·Dominant
96
51
Break points won·Clear edge
99
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
0

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pegula J.Rus A.
Freshness·Clear edge
83
100

Pegula J.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Rus A.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Jakupovic D.
Brengle M.
6-06-3
Vickery S.
Swiatek I.
7-626-4
Muchova K.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-3
Kanepi K.
Babos T.
6-36-4
Pegula J.
Rus A.
6-36-0
Niculescu M.
Baindl K.
6-26-4
Doi M.
Minella M.
3-67-56-4
Golubic V.
Barthel M.
7-57-5
Townsend T.
Haddad Maia B.
6-16-4
Wickmayer Y.
Pliskova K.
6-36-3
Siegemund L.
Hercog P.
3-66-26-2
Hibino N.
Linette M.
6-46-0
Q1
Hercog P.
Stollar F.
6-26-2
Pliskova K.
Bogdan A.
6-41-67-5
Haddad Maia B.
Blinkova A.
2-66-36-2
Townsend T.
Zheng Q.
4-67-56-4
Baindl K.
Zhu L.
0-66-46-2
Niculescu M.
Arruabarrena L.
6-02-66-4
Pegula J.
Kiick A.
7-56-0
Rus A.
Pera B.
6-33-0
Babos T.
Voegele S.
3-67-56-4
Kanepi K.
Badosa P.
6-36-3
Muchova K.
Diatchenko V.
7-666-1
Bouzkova M.
Boulter K.
6-46-2
Swiatek I.
Diyas Z.
6-27-5
Vickery S.
Brady J.
2-66-36-2
Barthel M.
Dart H.
3-66-47-65
Golubic V.
Thandi K.
6-03-0
Brengle M.
Watson H.
6-726-36-4
Hibino N.
Bouchard E.
4-66-06-4
Minella M.
Mchale C.
2-67-636-4
Doi M.
Potapova A.
3-67-6107-62
Siegemund L.
Cirstea S.
4-67-57-5
Wickmayer Y.
Kudermetova V.
6-46-2
Jakupovic D.
Ferro F.
1-66-36-2
Linette M.
Dolehide C.
7-57-65