Jessica Pegula vs Anna BlinkovaSan Diego Quarter-final

San Diego · WTA · Quarter-final
#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2024
hard
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
Pegula J.
6-1 2-6 6-2
Blinkova A.
Pegula J.
6262
Blinkova A.
1621

Jessica Pegula defeated Anna Blinkova 6-1 2-6 6-2 in the San Diego quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 4–1. Jessica Pegula extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jessica Pegula closed it out in three sets, 6–1 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

41
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenR64hardJessica Pegula6-1 6-3
2025-02-24AustinQFhardJessica Pegula6-2 6-2
2024-03-06Indian WellsR64hardAnna Blinkova6-2 3-6 6-3
2023-10-02BeijingR32hardJessica Pegula6-7(2) 6-2 6-1
2023-04-03CharlestonR32clayJessica Pegula6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Pegula J.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

Blinkova A.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Blinkova A.
68
Serve
0
73
Return
47

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
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
96
66
Break points saved·Dominant
96
58
Break points won·Slight edge
99
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
68
Tiebreaks·Even
96
94

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
3.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
10.0+404 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.0Hard Elo 1654
10.0Overall Elo 2097
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1694
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.2
Surface form
3.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
9.0
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·Slight edge
79
71

Pegula J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Blinkova A.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast