Pegula and Sasnovich will take on each other in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open on January 18.
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Jessica Pegula bulldozed past Jaqueline Cristian, the 161st-ranked player in the world, 6-0, 6-1, in under an hour, despite the fact that she had to save all three breakpoints. She began the year with a team title run at the United Cup, during which she defeated world no. 1 Iga Swiatek, and is currently on a five-match winning streak. Before two years ago, she had never won the Australian Open; she then stormed into the quarterfinals, a feat she repeated in 2022. With eight quarterfinal or better finishes at WTA 1000s or majors in 2022, including a title in Guadalajara in October, the American has established himself as a formidable big-tournament player.
In her previous three trips to the Australian Open, Aliaksandra Sasnovich had failed to win a single game. Additionally, she entered Melbourne with a five-match losing streak, which included losses in Adelaide to Kaia Kanepi and Anna Kalinskaya. After coming back from 1-3 in the first set, she defeated Brenda Fruhvirtova, who was 15 years old, 7-5, 6-2. The Belarusian, who finished second in the Melbourne Summer Set a year ago, has advanced seven times to the third round of major tournaments. The most recent occurrence occurred at Roland Garros in 2017 when she advanced to the second week by defeating the 12th seed Emma Raducanu and two-time quarterfinalist Angelique Kerber.
| Pegula vs Sasnovich | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | January 18, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard courts |
| Tournament | Australian Open |
| Stage | Second Round |
| Time (India) | TBD |
| Time (Australia) | TBD |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Jaqueline Cristian | 6-0, 6-1 (W) |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3, 7-5 (L) |
| Ons Jabeur | 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 (L) |
| Maria Sakkari | 7-6, 7-6 (L) |
| Maria Sakkari | 6-2, 6-3 (W) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Brenda Fruhvirtova | 7-5, 6-2 (W) |
| Anna Kalinskaya | 6-2, 2-6, 6-7 (L) |
| Kaia Kanepi | 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 (L) |
| Erika Andreeva | Walkover (L) |
| Marta Kostyuk | 6-1, 6-3 (L) |
Jessica Pegula has a 1-0 lead. The pair is about to compete in the second round of their second Grand Slam match in a row. In just 79 minutes, the American defeated the opponent at the 2022 US Open, 6-4, 6-4, advancing to her fourth Grand Slam quarterfinal. There isn’t much of a reason to anticipate a different outcome.
| Tournament | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 US Open | Jessica Pegula | 6-4, 6-4 |
Pegula and Sasnovich will take on each other in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open on January 18.
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.
