Jessica Pegula vs Maria Sakkari — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
USA21#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2022 ·
hard
GRE5#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Pegula J.7-6 6-3
Sakkari M.
Pegula J.
762
Sakkari M.
630
Jessica Pegula defeated Maria Sakkari 7-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 7–5, defending last year's quarter-final. Jessica Pegula extended the head-to-head to 8–5.
Key context
- Match story: Jessica Pegula closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
7–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-27 | Montreal | R64 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2025-01-06 | Adelaide | R16 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2023-11-02 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-10-30 | Cancun Finals | RR | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-09-25 | Tokyo | SF | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2023-07-31 | Washington | SF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 4-6 6-2 |
| 2023-02-13 | Doha | SF | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-2 4-6 6-1 |
| 2022-10-31 | Fort Worth Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2022-10-17 | Guadalajara 2 | F | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2022-02-21 | Doha | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2021-03-22 | Miami | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 2-6 7-6 |
| 2019-06-24 | Eastbourne | R64 | grass | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
93
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
78
Break points won·Slight edge
99
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
44
83
Pegula J.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 129 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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