QF Australian Open 2026

Jessica Pegula #6 def. Amanda Anisimova #4

6-2 7-6(1)

Jessica Pegula defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-2 7-6(1) in the 2026 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts on January 28, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJessica PegulaAmanda Anisimova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
62
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
27
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.7%62.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.3%56.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.0%40.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.7%50.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.3%32.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.9%42.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+10.8-6.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+6.2-10.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJessica PegulaAmanda Anisimova
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 24, 1994Aug 31, 2001
Age3124
Height170 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)64
Ranking points (entering)5,4536,320
Elo (entering)2,0852,113
Current career W-L304–141179–107
Current career earnings$27,601,104$14,328,431
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jessica Pegula's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Madison Keys #96-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2026R16
Oksana Selekhmeteva #1016-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2026R32
Mccartney Kessler #376-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2026R64
Anastasia Zakharova #1056-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2026R128

Jessica Pegula's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Rybakina #53-6 6-7(7)LH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2026SF

Amanda Anisimova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Xinyu Wang #467-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2026R16
Peyton Stearns #686-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2026R32
Katerina Siniakova #456-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2026R64
Simona Waltert #876-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2026R128