Pegula and Azarenka will take on each other in the quarter-final of the 2023 Australian Open on January 24.
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Victoria Azarenka and Jessica Pegula will square off in the 2023 Australian Open quarterfinals. To advance to the fourth round, Pegula defeated Marta Kostyuk, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, and Jacqueline Cristian. She then faced Barbora Krejcikova, the 2021 French Open champion. In the seventh game of the first set, Pegula broke Krejcikova’s serve to move ahead 4-3. At 5-4, she had a few set points on her opponent’s serve, but the Czech was able to hold. The American then failed to win the next game to finish the set. Pegula successfully served the set out on her second attempt after obtaining a second break of serve to take the lead at 6-5. The 28-year-old won the match 7-5, 6-2 after sprinting to a 5-1 lead in the second set. For the third consecutive year, she has now advanced to the quarterfinals in Melbourne.
Azarenka advanced to the fourth round, where Zhu Lin awaited her, by defeating Sofia Kenin, Nadia Podorska, and Madison Keys. In the first set, the Belarusian lost an early break but quickly recovered on serve. She dropped serve once more, but this time she was unable to recover, and the opening set was lost to her. In the second set, Azarenka came back strongly and won it by dropping just one game. Six serves were broken in a row to begin the third set. The former World No. 1 gained the crucial break to go ahead 5-4 in the ninth game, and she served out the victory to win 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
| Pegula vs Azarenka | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | January 24, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard courts |
| Tournament | Australian Open |
| Stage | Quarter-final |
| Time (India) | 1:30 pm (tentative) |
| Time (Australia) | 7 pm (tentative) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Barbora Krejcikova | 7-5, 6-2 (W) |
| Marta Kostyuk | 6-0, 6-2 (W) |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6-2, 7-6 (W) |
| Jaqueline Cristian | 6-0, 6-1 (W) |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3, 7-5 (L) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Zhu Lin | 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 (W) |
| Madison Keys | 1-6, 6-2, 6-1 (W) |
| Nadia Podoroska | 6-1, 6-0 (W) |
| Sofia Kenin | 6-4, 7-6 (W) |
| Veronika Kudermetova | 6-2, 6-7, 4-6 (L) |
Their four prior encounters were evenly split, tying their head-to-head record at 2-2. At the 2022 Guadalajara Open, Pegula triumphed in their final match in straight sets.
| Tournament | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Guadalajara Open | Jessica Pegula | 7-6, 6-1 |
| 2021 Indian Wells Masters | Victoria Azarenka | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2021 Berlin Open | Victoria Azarenka | 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 2021 Australian Open | Jessica Pegula | 7-5, 6-4 |
Pegula and Azarenka will take on each other in the quarter-final of the 2023 Australian Open on January 24.
Australia – Nine and Stan Sport
Canada – TSN and RDS
India – Sony Sports Network
UK – Eurosport
USA – ESPN Network
The matches of both men’s and women’s can be live-streamed on demand on the Tennis TV app and website.
