Jessica Pegula def. Anastasia Zakharova — Round of 128, Australian Open 2026

🇦🇺
Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played19 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 6

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 103 going into this draw

Anastasia Zakharova 2 1

🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulavA. ZakharovaAnastasia Zakharova🇷🇺

🇺🇸Jessica Pegula

🇷🇺Anastasia Zakharova

Match stats

Serve

9

Aces

2

2

Double faults

3

62%

1st serve in

55%

78%

1st serve points won

47%

64%

2nd serve points won

32%

73%

Service points won

40%

2/3

Break points saved

9/15

Serve speed (km/h)

175

Fastest serve

176

155

Average 1st serve

161

141

Average 2nd serve

144

Return

60%

Return points won

27%

6/15

Break points won

1/3

Points

20

Winners

11

14

Unforced errors

24

5/11

Net points won

6/10

64

Total points won

35

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

3–7

3–1

Last 30 days

–

By surface

18–7

Hard

5–7

2–2

Indoor hard

–

By round

1–0

R128

1–1

4–0

R64

0–2

7–1

First match at an event

3–4

5–1

At Grand Slams

1–1

How their matches go

29

Completed matches

11

34%

Won in straight sets

27%

34%

Won after losing a set

9%

24%

Lost after winning a set

27%

7%

Lost in straight sets

36%

4–5

Tiebreaks

0–2

10–7

Deciding sets

1–3

15/18

Won after winning set 1

3/5

5/11

Won after losing set 1

1/6

Serve and return, last 5 matches

63%

1st serve in

66%

65%

1st serve points won

60%

47%

2nd serve points won

40%

54%

Break points saved

47%

41%

Return points won

46%

38%

Break points won

57%

3.2

Aces a match

1.8

2.0

Double faults a match

3.0

Last 14 days

4

Matches

0

10

Sets

0

9

Days since last match

81

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentJessica PegulaAnastasia Zakharova
🇺🇸BaptisteNo. 66
🇺🇸BaptisteNo. 66WonWuhan R32WonCleveland R16
🇦🇺BirrellNo. 107
🇦🇺BirrellNo. 107WonCincinnati R64WonCleveland R32
Total
Total2–02–0

Last 10 matches going in

LatestJessica PegulaAnastasia Zakharova
1Lost🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 26No. 26 · 10 JanBrisbane SF · 10 JanLost🇨🇿D. SalkovaDominika SalkovaNo. 147No. 147 · 30 OctJiujiang R16 · 30 Oct
2Won🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 17No. 17 · 9 JanBrisbane QF · 9 JanWon🇺🇸E. ShibaharaEna ShibaharaR32 · 27 OctJiujiang R32 · 27 Oct
3Won🇺🇦D. YastremskaDayana YastremskaNo. 27No. 27 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 JanLost🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangNo. 119No. 119 · 21 OctGuangzhou R32 · 21 Oct
4Won🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 33No. 33 · 7 JanBrisbane R32 · 7 JanLost🇺🇸S. KeninSofia KeninNo. 26No. 26 · 7 OctWuhan R64 · 7 Oct
5Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 6No. 6 · 7 NovRiyadh SF · 7 NovLost🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangNo. 114No. 114 · 24 SepBeijing R128 · 24 Sep
6Won🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 8No. 8 · 6 NovRiyadh RR · 6 NovLost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 66No. 66 · 17 SepSeoul R32 · 17 Sep
7Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 4 NovRiyadh RR · 4 NovLost🇩🇪L. SiegemundLaura SiegemundNo. 52No. 52 · 28 AugNew York R64 · 28 Aug
8Won🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 2 NovRiyadh RR · 2 NovWon🇦🇲E. AvanesyanElina AvanesyanNo. 95No. 95 · 26 AugNew York R128 · 26 Aug
9Lost🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 12 OctWuhan F · 12 OctLost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 136No. 136 · 22 AugCleveland SF · 22 Aug
10Won🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 11 OctWuhan SF · 11 OctWon🇩🇪E. LysEva LysNo. 62No. 62 · 21 AugCleveland QF · 21 Aug