Jessica Pegula will take on Leylah Annie Fernandez in the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals on Saturday, August 17. Pegula is the favorite (-227) in this match, compared to the underdog Fernandez, who is +175.
Pegula enters the quarterfinals after winning in two sets, 6-2, 6-3, over Taylor Townsend on Friday in the Round of 16.
Fernandez is coming off a two-set victory in her last match on Friday in the Round of 16 over Diana Shnaider (6-1, 6-4).
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Pegula vs. Fernandez match information
- Tournament: The Western & Southern Open
- Round: Quarterfinals
- Date: Saturday, August 17
- Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Court Surface: Hard
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Match odds
Jessica Pegula | Leylah Annie Fernandez | |
---|---|---|
-227 | Odds to Win Match | +175 |
+500 | Odds to Win Tournament | +1400 |
Pegula stats
- Pegula has played 54 matches over the past year across all court surfaces, and 21.5 games per match.
- In her 39 matches on hard courts over the past 12 months, Pegula has played an average of 19.4 games.
- Over the past 12 months, Pegula has won 40.3% of her return games and 72.5% of her service games.
- Pegula has won 43.0% of her return games on hard courts over the past 12 months, and 73.1% of her service games.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages over her last 10 tournaments, Pegula has won 71.7% of her games on serve, and 37.7% on return.
- Pegula is 86th in break points won on all surfaces over the past 12 months, converting 228 of 501 (45.5%).
- Pegula has converted 121 of 276 break points (43.8%) over her last 10 tournaments.
Fernandez stats
- In the past year, Fernandez has competed in 55 total matches (across all court types), winning 53.9% of the games. She averages 21.4 games per match and 9.7 games per set.
- Through 33 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months, Fernandez has averaged 20.9 games per match and 10.1 games per set, winning 53.3% of those games.
- Fernandez has put together a service game winning percentage of 69.1% on all surfaces (403-for-583 in service games) and a return game winning percentage of 39.0% (224-for-575 in return games).
- Fernandez has a 68.5% winning percentage in service games when playing on hard courts, and a 38.9% winning percentage in return games.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages over her last 10 tournaments, Fernandez has won 70.0% of her games on serve, and 38.3% on return.
- In the past 12 months, Fernandez is 216-for-475 on break points, 45.5%, which ranks 90th.
- Over her last 10 tournaments, Fernandez has converted 98 of 222 (44.1%) break points on all surfaces.
Head-to-head matchups
- Pegula and Fernandez met in the Miami Open presented by Itau Round of 32 on March 24, 2024. Pegula took it 7-5, 6-4.
- Pegula and Fernandez have played two sets, and Pegula has taken all of them.
- Pegula has taken 13 games against Fernandez (59.1%) compared to Fernandez’s nine.
- In one head-to-head meeting, Pegula and Fernandez have played 22 games and two sets per match.