Jessica Pegula vs Victoria AzarenkaGuadalajara 2 Semi-final

Guadalajara 2 · WTA · Semi-final
#4WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 October 2022
hard
#433WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Pegula J.
7-6 6-1
Azarenka V.
Pegula J.
7762
Azarenka V.
6310

Jessica Pegula defeated Victoria Azarenka 7-6 6-1 in the Guadalajara 2 semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #4. Jessica Pegula extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Jessica Pegula came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

33
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
2021-10-06Indian WellsQFhardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-2
2021-06-14BerlinQFgrassVictoria Azarenka6-2 5-7 6-4
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardJessica Pegula7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pegula J.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.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.Azarenka V.
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
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
44%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 146). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.8+219 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.2Hard Elo 1839
7.9Overall Elo 2097
ELO gap
2.1Overall Elo 1875
4.6
H2H
5.4
7.0
Surface form
5.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.1
Minutes 14d
8.6
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
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·
72

Pegula J.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Semi-finals
Sakkari M.[4]
Bouzkova M.
7-56-4
Pegula J.[3]
Azarenka V.
7-636-1