Victoria Azarenka vs Jessica Pegula — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
BLR24#451WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2023 ·
hard
USA3#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWLWWWL
Azarenka V.6-4 6-1
Pegula J.
Azarenka V.
662
Pegula J.
410
Victoria Azarenka defeated Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-1 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Azarenka dropped just 5 games past Jessica Pegula.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-25 | US Open | R32 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2024-04-01 | Charleston | QF | clay | Jessica Pegula | 6-4 3-6 7-6 |
| 2022-10-17 | Guadalajara 2 | SF | hard | Jessica Pegula | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2021-10-06 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2021-06-14 | Berlin | QF | grass | Victoria Azarenka | 6-2 5-7 6-4 |
| 2021-02-08 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
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
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
88
93
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
86
Break points won·Even
99
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
—
74
Pegula J.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast