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Jessica Pegula vs Paula Badosa: WTA Beijing – Round of 16

American Jessica Pegula will take on Paula Badosa in the round of 16 of the WTA Beijing.

Jessica Pegula Profile

Jessica Pegula has the highest ranking of her career being third in the world. The American is 38-12 for the season and 26-7 on hard surface.

Pegula is coming off a 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 win over Veronika Kudermetova after beating Diane Parry in the opener.

Pegula won the titles in Toronto and Belin this season and made it to her first Grand Slam final at the US Open.

She has tied her best result in Beijing.

Paula Badosa Profile

Former world No. 2 Paula Badosa is currently 19th in the WTA rankings. The Spaniard is 32-16 for the season and 21-9 on hard surface.

Badosa is coming off a 7-5, 7-5 win over Rebecca Sramkova and previously defeated Viktoriya Tomova.

Pegula won the title in Washington this season.

This was her first appearance in the main draw in Beijing.

Head-to-Head Pegula leads 3-0

• Pegula vs Badosa 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 (2024 WTA Cincinnati, semifinal)
• Pegula vs Badosa 6-3, 7-6 (2023 WTA Charleston, quarterfinal)
• Pegula vs Badosa 4-1 ret. (2021 WTA Miami, quarterfinal)

Prediction and Conclusion

Both players have a solid season and seem ready to go all the way in Beijing. Badosa made a huge jump in recent months and returned among the top 20 players in the world. Still, Pegula is on another level, and she was so close to winning the US Open. She has won all three of the previous encounters with Badosa, and we expect her to win this match as well.