Jessica Pegula vs Victoria AzarenkaCharleston Quarter-final

Charleston · WTA · Quarter-final
#4WTA
2097ELO
1941Clay ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2024
clay
#433WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Pegula J.
6-4 3-6 7-6
Azarenka V.
Pegula J.
63792
Azarenka V.
46671

Jessica Pegula defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4 3-6 7-6 in the Charleston quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #4, defending last year's semi-final. Jessica Pegula extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Jessica Pegula closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

33
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenR32hardJessica Pegula6-1 7-5
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
2021-06-14BerlinQFgrassVictoria Azarenka6-2 5-7 6-4
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardJessica Pegula7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pegula J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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 clay

Pegula J.Azarenka V.
67
Serve
22
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
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
59%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 67). 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
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.2+172 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.8Clay Elo 1769
7.9Overall Elo 2097
ELO gap
2.1Overall Elo 1875
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.6
Surface form
4.4
Fatigue & Travel
6.2
Minutes 14d
2.4
7.0
3-set count
0.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
7.9
Country comfort
6.2
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
8.5
Defending pts
6.0

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·
76

Pegula J.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 70%