Jessica Pegula def. Iva Jovic — Round of 16, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026
WTA 1000HardDubai, UAE
Played18 Feb 2026
🇺🇸ranked WTA number 6 going into this drawWon
Jessica Pegula seeded 4 6 6
🇺🇸ranked WTA number 20 going into this draw
Iva Jovic seeded 16 4 2
🇺🇸Jessica Pegula
🇺🇸Iva Jovic
Match stats
Serve
5
Aces
3
1
Double faults
1
75%
1st serve in
59%
81%
1st serve points won
57%
67%
2nd serve points won
63%
77%
Service points won
59%
1/1
Break points saved
5/8
Return
41%
Return points won
23%
3/8
Break points won
0/1
61
Total points won
46
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
8–2
Last 10 matches
8–2
6–1
Last 30 days
6–1
By surface
22–5
Hard
20–7
2–2
Indoor hard
–
By round
5–0
R16
4–2
5–0
QF
3–1
9–2
At WTA 1000s
3–2
How their matches go
31
Completed matches
27
45%
Won in straight sets
44%
32%
Won after losing a set
30%
13%
Lost after winning a set
7%
10%
Lost in straight sets
19%
5–5
Tiebreaks
5–3
10–4
Deciding sets
8–2
19/21
Won after winning set 1
18/18
5/10
Won after losing set 1
2/9
Serve and return, last 5 matches
62%
1st serve in
60%
71%
1st serve points won
63%
51%
2nd serve points won
53%
67%
Break points saved
57%
48%
Return points won
50%
51%
Break points won
40%
2.8
Aces a match
2.8
0.8
Double faults a match
1.4
Last 14 days
1
Matches
2
2
Sets
6
1
Days since last match
1
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Jessica Pegula | Iva Jovic |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1 | ||
| 🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1 | LostRiyadh RRWonWuhan SFLostNew York SF | LostMelbourne QF |
| 🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 8 | ||
| 🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 8 | WonRiyadh RR | WonMelbourne R32LostNew York R64 |
| 🇨🇿SiniakovaNo. 44 | ||
| 🇨🇿SiniakovaNo. 44 | WonWuhan QF | LostWuhan R16 |
| 🇺🇸LiNo. 41 | ||
| 🇺🇸LiNo. 41 | WonNew York R16 | LostCleveland R16 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 4–2 | 1–4 |