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Elena Rybakina def. Jessica Pegula — Semifinal, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played29 Jan 2026

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

🇰🇿ranked WTA number 5 going into this drawWon

Elena Rybakina seeded 5 6 7

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 6 going into this draw

Jessica Pegula seeded 6 3 67

Next · Finalvs 🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka

What this match is worth

Points earned

Rybakina +1300Pegula +780

Watch it back

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Head to head

2-0Rybakina

What decided it

  • Rybakina broke 4 times from 10 chances, Pegula 3 from 4
  • Pegula won 37% behind her second serve, Rybakina 48%
  • The second set went to a tiebreak, Rybakina took it 9–7