Jessica Pegula def. Iva Jovic — Round of 16, Wimbledon 2026

🇬🇧
Wimbledon 2026

Grand SlamGrassLondon, Great Britain

Played5 Jul 2026

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

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 4 going into this drawWon

Jessica Pegula seeded 4 4 6 6

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 17 going into this draw

Iva Jovic seeded 16 6 3 1

🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulavI. JovicIva Jovic🇺🇸

🇺🇸Jessica Pegula

🇺🇸Iva Jovic

Match stats

Serve

2

Aces

1

0

Double faults

1

62%

1st serve in

55%

64%

1st serve points won

48%

41%

2nd serve points won

43%

55%

Service points won

45%

3/8

Break points saved

9/17

Serve speed (km/h)

177

Fastest serve

177

159

Average 1st serve

168

136

Average 2nd serve

143

Return

55%

Return points won

45%

8/17

Break points won

5/8

Points

21

Winners

20

33

Unforced errors

35

12/21

Net points won

14/19

90

Total points won

74

Head to head

3–0 Pegula

  1. This matchLondon R16won by Pegula
  2. 2026ClayCharleston SFwon by Pegula
  3. 2026HardDubai R16won by Pegula

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

8–2

6–1

Last 30 days

6–1

By surface

6–1

Grass

6–1

19–4

Hard

15–7

9–3

Clay

8–5

By round

8–0

R16

5–4

5–3

QF

4–1

8–2

At Grand Slams

9–2

How their matches go

41

Completed matches

42

54%

Won in straight sets

52%

27%

Won after losing a set

17%

7%

Lost after winning a set

17%

12%

Lost in straight sets

14%

8–3

Tiebreaks

7–4

11–3

Deciding sets

7–7

26/28

Won after winning set 1

27/31

7/13

Won after losing set 1

2/11

Serve and return, last 5 matches

63%

1st serve in

61%

72%

1st serve points won

66%

51%

2nd serve points won

50%

61%

Break points saved

65%

47%

Return points won

46%

50%

Break points won

41%

6.0

Aces a match

1.6

0.8

Double faults a match

2.4

Last 14 days

4

Matches

3

9

Sets

7

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentJessica PegulaIva Jovic
🇷🇴CristianNo. 38
🇷🇴CristianNo. 38WonMiami R16WonLondon R128
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1WonBerlin SFLostMelbourne QF
🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 6
🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 6WonDubai SFWonMelbourne QFWonLondon QF
🇺🇸KesslerNo. 62
🇺🇸KesslerNo. 62WonMelbourne R64WonRome R64
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 23
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 23WonMiami R32LostMadrid R32
🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 16
🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 16WonCharleston QFWonDubai R32
Total
Total11–06–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestJessica PegulaIva Jovic
1Won🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 48No. 48 · 3 JulLondon R32 · 3 JulWon🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 19No. 19 · 3 JulLondon R32 · 3 Jul
2Won🇪🇸S. Sorribes TormoSara Sorribes TormoNo. 249No. 249 · 1 JulLondon R64 · 1 JulWon🇩🇪T. MariaTatjana MariaNo. 112No. 112 · 1 JulLondon R64 · 1 Jul
3Won🇨🇿D. VidmanovaDarja VidmanovaNo. 90No. 90 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 JunWon🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 38No. 38 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 Jun
4Lost🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 13No. 13 · 21 JunBerlin F · 21 JunLost🇬🇧E. RaducanuEmma RaducanuNo. 39No. 39 · 13 JunLondon SF · 13 Jun
5Won🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 20 JunBerlin SF · 20 JunWon🇺🇸A. AnisimovaAmanda AnisimovaNo. 6No. 6 · 12 JunLondon QF · 12 Jun
6Won🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 26No. 26 · 19 JunBerlin QF · 19 JunWon🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 37No. 37 · 10 JunLondon R16 · 10 Jun
7Won🇨🇿K. SiniakovaKaterina SiniakovaNo. 32No. 32 · 17 JunBerlin R16 · 17 JunWon🇭🇷A. RuzicAntonia RuzicNo. 64No. 64 · 9 JunLondon R32 · 9 Jun
8Lost🇦🇺K. BirrellKimberly BirrellNo. 83No. 83 · 26 MayParis R128 · 26 MayLost🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 16No. 16 · 30 MayParis R32 · 30 May
9Lost🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 4No. 4 · 13 MayRome QF · 13 MayWon🇺🇸E. NavarroEmma NavarroNo. 39No. 39 · 28 MayParis R64 · 28 May
10Won🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 56No. 56 · 11 MayRome R16 · 11 MayWon🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 38No. 38 · 26 MayParis R128 · 26 May