Jessica Pegula will play against Sloane Stephens in the quarter-finals of the tournament in Guadalajara. The game will start on October 21 at 21:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Gauff – 1.725.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 22 – 1.76.
Stephens is a comfortable opponent for Pegula. Jessica has beaten her twice on the hard court. The last time she did it this season was in Miami (6-1, 6-4). We don’t think Sloane is going to win tonight. The match against Andreescu showed that Pegula is fine, extremely composed and has no weaknesses in her game.
In their two head-to-head encounters, the two players have never played more than 17 games. Given Pegula’s excellent form, we don’t expect that tradition to be broken today.
Jessica Pegula has set herself up for the start in Guadalajara in good playing condition. A week ago, she warmed up at her home tournament in San Diego, where she reached the semi-finals. In Mexico, in a more prestigious tournament, she has a good chance to get at least into the 1/2 finals.
The hardest match for Pegula was against Elena Rybakina (2-6, 6-3, 7-6). The tense match ended in Jessica’s favour only in the deciding tie-break. In the 1/8 final against Andreescu, it was a very convincing (6-4, 6-4) win. In that match, Jessica missed her first serve but allowed only two break points.
Jessica Pegula has won four consecutive matches against her compatriots.
Stephens made it to the quarterfinals in Guadalajara in many sensational ways. In recent tournaments, Sloane has not shone. Since Roland Garros, she has not won more than one match in any tournament, but in Mexico, she had a shot.
It is notable that Stephens had difficult opponents. She faced Linda Fruhvirtova (6-0, 6-2), Belinda Bencic (6-4, 6-4) and Caroline Garcia (7-6, 7-5). However, she handled all of these tennis players with an accurate 2-0 score in sets.
Sloane Stephens has lost five of her last six matches to top-10 tennis players.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Pegula’s Rating – 5
Jessica Pegula Wins/Losses in 2022 – 40/18
Stephens’ Rating – 50
Sloane Stephens Wins/Losses in 2022 -18/16
In three of Stephens’ previous five matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the second set. We offer to bet on “2nd Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 2.03.
Pegula leads with a score of 3-0 in the head-to-head matches. The last time they met was at the Miami Open in March. In that match, Pegula defeated Stephens (6-1, 6-4) in two sets.
The match will be played at Akron Tennis Stadium, Guadalajara, Mexico.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Guadalajara Open Akron: Pegula vs Stephens at 1xBet.