Taylor Townsend #168 def. Jessica Pegula #3

6-2 3-6 6-3

Taylor Townsend defeated Jessica Pegula 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the 2023 Italian Open second round on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 12, 2023*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2023
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R64

Match Statistics

Stat	Taylor Townsend	Jessica Pegula
Aces	5	4
Double faults	0	5
First serve %	69	56
First serve points won %	72	64
Second serve points won %	58	45
Break points saved %	33	60
Break points converted %	40	67
Service points won %	68	56
Return points won %	44	32
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Taylor Townsend	Jessica Pegula
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Apr 16, 1996	Feb 24, 1994
Age	27	29
Height	170 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	168	3
Ranking points (entering)	419	5,300
Elo (entering)	1,675	2,011
Current career W-L	73–87	301–139
Current career earnings	$9,317,734	$26,151,104

Pre-match H2H

Taylor Townsend #168 1 – 0 Jessica Pegula #3

Path

Taylor Townsend's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ysaline Bonaventure #86	4-6 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2023	R128
Dalma Galfi #91	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2023	Q2
Mirjam Bjorklund #160	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2023	Q1

Taylor Townsend's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Xiyu Wang #75	2-6 6-0 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	May 14, 2023	R32

Jessica Pegula's path

No prior matches in this tournament.