Jessica Pegula def. Amanda Anisimova — Quarterfinal, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played28 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 6 going into this drawWon

Jessica Pegula seeded 6 6 7

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 4 going into this draw

Amanda Anisimova seeded 4 2 61

🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulavA. AnisimovaAmanda Anisimova🇺🇸

🇺🇸Jessica Pegula

🇺🇸Amanda Anisimova

Match stats

Serve

6

Aces

2

2

Double faults

7

60%

1st serve in

61%

70%

1st serve points won

58%

64%

2nd serve points won

39%

68%

Service points won

51%

2/4

Break points saved

7/11

Serve speed (km/h)

177

Fastest serve

183

164

Average 1st serve

165

137

Average 2nd serve

143

Return

49%

Return points won

32%

4/11

Break points won

2/4

Points

20

Winners

18

21

Unforced errors

44

5/6

Net points won

8/12

77

Total points won

56

Head to head

3–0 Pegula

  1. This matchMelbourne QFwon by Pegula
  2. 2024HardCanada Fwon by Pegula
  3. 2024ClayCharleston R32won by Pegula

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

7–3

7–1

Last 30 days

5–1

By surface

22–6

Hard

20–4

2–2

Indoor hard

2–2

By round

4–0

QF

2–0

1–4

SF

2–1

9–1

At Grand Slams

10–1

How their matches go

32

Completed matches

27

44%

Won in straight sets

52%

31%

Won after losing a set

26%

19%

Lost after winning a set

4%

6%

Lost in straight sets

19%

4–5

Tiebreaks

5–4

10–6

Deciding sets

7–1

19/22

Won after winning set 1

16/16

5/10

Won after losing set 1

5/11

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

64%

70%

1st serve points won

74%

57%

2nd serve points won

46%

58%

Break points saved

72%

49%

Return points won

44%

51%

Break points won

36%

2.2

Aces a match

3.4

0.6

Double faults a match

4.8

Last 14 days

4

Matches

4

8

Sets

8

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentJessica PegulaAmanda Anisimova
🇺🇸KeysNo. 9
🇺🇸KeysNo. 9WonMelbourne R16WonRiyadh RR
🇨🇿SiniakovaNo. 46
🇨🇿SiniakovaNo. 46WonWuhan QFWonMelbourne R64
🇺🇦KostyukNo. 20
🇺🇦KostyukNo. 20LostBrisbane SFWonBeijing R16LostBrisbane R16
🇷🇺KalinskayaNo. 33
🇷🇺KalinskayaNo. 33WonBrisbane R32LostCincinnati R32
🇦🇺BirrellNo. 107
🇦🇺BirrellNo. 107WonCincinnati R64WonBrisbane R32WonNew York R128
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 5
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 5LostRiyadh SFLostRiyadh RR
Total
Total9–68–5

Last 10 matches going in

LatestJessica PegulaAmanda Anisimova
1Won🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 9No. 9 · 26 JanMelbourne R16 · 26 JanWon🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 43No. 43 · 26 JanMelbourne R16 · 26 Jan
2Won🇪🇸O. SelekhmetevaOksana SelekhmetevaNo. 98No. 98 · 24 JanMelbourne R32 · 24 JanWon🇺🇸P. StearnsPeyton StearnsNo. 67No. 67 · 24 JanMelbourne R32 · 24 Jan
3Won🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 36No. 36 · 22 JanMelbourne R64 · 22 JanWon🇨🇿K. SiniakovaKaterina SiniakovaNo. 46No. 46 · 22 JanMelbourne R64 · 22 Jan
4Won🇷🇺A. ZakharovaAnastasia ZakharovaNo. 103No. 103 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 JanWon🇨🇭S. WaltertSimona WaltertNo. 86No. 86 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan
5Lost🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 26No. 26 · 10 JanBrisbane SF · 10 JanLost🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 26No. 26 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 Jan
6Won🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 17No. 17 · 9 JanBrisbane QF · 9 JanWon🇦🇺K. BirrellKimberly BirrellNo. 98No. 98 · 7 JanBrisbane R32 · 7 Jan
7Won🇺🇦D. YastremskaDayana YastremskaNo. 27No. 27 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 JanLost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 7 NovRiyadh SF · 7 Nov
8Won🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 33No. 33 · 7 JanBrisbane R32 · 7 JanWon🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 2No. 2 · 5 NovRiyadh RR · 5 Nov
9Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 6No. 6 · 7 NovRiyadh SF · 7 NovWon🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 7No. 7 · 3 NovRiyadh RR · 3 Nov
10Won🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 8No. 8 · 6 NovRiyadh RR · 6 NovLost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 6No. 6 · 1 NovRiyadh RR · 1 Nov