Victoria Azarenka vs Jessica PegulaBerlin Quarter-final

Berlin · WTA · Quarter-final
#449WTA
1875ELO
1720Grass ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 June 2021
grass
#3WTA
2097ELO
1903Grass ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
Azarenka V.
6-2 5-7 6-4
Pegula J.
Azarenka V.
6562
Pegula J.
2741

Victoria Azarenka defeated Jessica Pegula 6-2 5-7 6-4 in the Berlin quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 4–2, but Victoria Azarenka had arrived on a 3-match winning run. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

24
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenR32hardJessica Pegula6-1 7-5
2024-04-01CharlestonQFclayJessica Pegula6-4 3-6 7-6(7)
2023-01-16Australian OpenQFhardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-1
2022-10-17Guadalajara 2SFhardJessica Pegula7-6(3) 6-1
2021-10-06Indian WellsQFhardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-2
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardJessica Pegula7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pegula J.

Pegula J.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Even serve battle

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (182 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
91
96
Break points saved·Even
94
96
Break points won·Even
99
99
Deciding sets·Even
96
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
3.0Grass Elo 1720
Surface ELO
7.0+184 Grass Elo edge
2.1Overall Elo 1875
ELO gap
7.9Overall Elo 2097
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.3
Surface form
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.7
Minutes 14d
6.6
4.0
3-set count
4.0
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
79

Pegula J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 50%