Anna Blinkova vs Jessica PegulaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#111WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 ·
hard
#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWLWWW
Blinkova A.
6-2 3-6 6-3
Pegula J.
Blinkova A.
6362
Pegula J.
2631

Anna Blinkova defeated Jessica Pegula 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 16. Anna Blinkova claimed a first win over Jessica Pegula in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Anna Blinkova closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

05
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenR64hardJessica Pegula6-1 6-3
2025-02-24AustinQFhardJessica Pegula6-2 6-2
2024-02-26San DiegoQFhardJessica Pegula6-1 2-6 6-2
2023-10-02BeijingR32hardJessica Pegula6-7 6-2 6-1
2023-04-03CharlestonR32clayJessica Pegula6-2 6-0

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
93
Break points saved·Dominant
11
86
Break points won·Clear edge
87
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
99
Tiebreaks·Even
90
91

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
68
64

Blinkova A.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 84 games (7d) · Pegula J.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw