No. 19-ranked Paula Badosa will face No. 3 Jessica Pegula in the China Open Round of 16 on Monday, September 30.
Badosa enters the Round of 16 after her two-set win on Saturday over Rebecca Sramkova (7-5, 7-5) in the Round of 32. Pegula’s last match on Sunday was a three-set win against Veronika Kudermetova 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 in the Round of 32.
Paula Badosa vs. Jessica Pegula: live stream info & TV channel
- Tournament: China Open
- Round: Round of 16
- Date: Monday, September 30
- Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo
- Court Surface: Hard
Paula Badosa vs. Jessica Pegula matchup stats
- Badosa has gone 21-9 and has won one title on hard courts this year.
- Badosa is 236-for-315 in service games on hard courts (for a winning percentage of 74.9%) and 117-for-308 in return games (38%).
- On hard courts so far this year, Badosa ranks 16th in break point win percentage (45.8%) after going 115-for-251.
- In her previous tournament, the US Open, Badosa went down in the quarterfinals to No. 12-ranked Emma Navarro, 2-6, 5-7 on September 3.
- Pegula has come out on top in one tournament on hard courts so far this year, registering a 23-7 record on that surface.
- Pegula has won 73.3% of her service games on hard courts, and 39.3% of her return games.
- Pegula is ninth in break points won on hard courts, converting 125 of 275 (45.5%).
- Pegula was one match away from the title in her last tournament (the US Open), but she was defeated by No. 2-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 5-7, 5-7 on September 7.