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US Open 2022: Jessica Pegula vs Petra Kvitova – Preview, Head-to-Head, and Prediction

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Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova takes on World No. 8 Jessica Pegula in the fourth round of the US Open on Monday.

Petra Kvitova

Petra Kvitova

The 32-year-old came into the US Open on the back of a solid campaign at the Cincinnati Masters, where she finished runner-up. She has also won a title this year, and it came at the Eastbourne International. The former World No. 2 is one win away from reaching her third US Open quarterfinal.

Kvitova began her campaign with a win against Erika Andreeva 7-6 (7-3), 6-0. The World No. 21 got a walkover from Anhelina Kalinina in the second round. Kvitova won her third-round match against another two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (12-10).

Jessica Pegula

She hasn’t won a title as yet in 2022 but she made it to the final at the Madrid Open. At the Canadian Open, Simona Halep ousted her in the semi-final stage. At the recently concluded Cincinnati Masters, Pegula lost in the quarterfinals against eventual champion Caroline Garcia.

US’ Jessica Pegula celebrates after victory over Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu in their women’s singles match on day nine of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Suzanne-Lenglen in Paris on May 30, 2022. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)

In the first round, Pegula defeated Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic comprehensively in straight sets. The American followed it up with another convincing win against Aliaksandra Sasnovich in straight sets. In the third round, Pegula defeated China’s Yue Yuan 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-0.

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Head-to-Head and Prediction

The head-to-head stands at 2-0 in favor of Petra Kvitova. Their last meeting came at Doha last year when the Czech won 6-4, 6-4.

Prediction: Jessica Pegula to win in three sets.

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