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

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia19 – 31 Jan

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

🇰🇿5 seedWon

Elena Rybakina67

Winner meets Aryna Sabalenka

Straight sets

29 Jan 2026

🇺🇸6 seed

Jessica Pegula367

What this match is worth

Points earned

+1300

Rybakina · Pegula banks 780

Head to head

20 Rybakina

In Setlex records · including this match

Around this match

The other semifinal

Aryna Sabalenka d. Elina Svitolina6-2 6-3

Title defence

Madison Keys out in Round of 16 — won it in 2025

Seeds left

5 of 29 nos. 1, 5, 6, 12, 16

Both roads here

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Rybakina
Round
Pegula

🇸🇮Kaja Juvan

6-4 6-3

R128

Anastasia Zakharova🇷🇺

6-2 6-1

🇫🇷Varvara Gracheva

7-5 6-2

R64

Mccartney Kessler🇺🇸

6-0 6-2

🇨🇿Tereza Valentova

6-2 6-3

R32

Oksana Selekhmeteva🇪🇸

6-3 6-2

🇧🇪Elise Mertens

6-1 6-3

R16

Madison Keys🇺🇸

6-3 6-4

🇵🇱Iga Swiatek

7-5 6-1

QF

Amanda Anisimova🇺🇸

6-2 7-6(1)

Elena Rybakina and Jessica Pegula reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Elena Rybakina beat Kaja Juvan; Jessica Pegula beat Anastasia Zakharova. Round of 64: Elena Rybakina beat Varvara Gracheva; Jessica Pegula beat Mccartney Kessler. Round of 32: Elena Rybakina beat Tereza Valentova; Jessica Pegula beat Oksana Selekhmeteva. Round of 16: Elena Rybakina beat Elise Mertens; Jessica Pegula beat Madison Keys. Quarterfinal: Elena Rybakina beat Iga Swiatek; Jessica Pegula beat Amanda Anisimova

How they arrived

derived from those scorelines

10–0

Sets won

10–0

68%

Games won

71%

0–0

Tiebreaks

1–0

0

Deciding sets

0

Previous meetings

1 meeting in Setlex records

Elena Rybakina leads 10

  1. 2025 · HardElena Rybakina won Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Semifinal4-6 6-4 6-3
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