US Open prediction: Iga Swiatek vs. Jessica Pegula odds and picks

Caroline Garcia’s victory over Coco Gauff on Tuesday evening means there’s only one American participant on each side of the draw within the US Open. Frances Tiafoe is the final Yank standing within the males’s draw, whereas Jessica Pegula is the lone American on the ladies’s aspect.

Pegula is a +170 underdog in opposition to World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of their quarterfinal match on Wednesday evening. 

The match will start at 7:00 p.m. at Arthur Ashe Stadium and can be broadcast on ESPN.

Iga Swiatek vs. Jessica Pegula prediction

Regardless of a wildly profitable season that noticed her put collectively a 37-match successful streak – highlighted by a win over Gauff within the French Open ultimate – Swiatek got here into the US Open with comparatively tempered expectations. The 21-year-old native of Poland cooled off significantly after her unbelievable run via the center a part of the season and had received simply two of her 4 matches through the North American hard-court swing. 

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Iga Swiatek
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Swiatek shortly snapped again into kind in Queens, although, successful her first three matches with out dropping a set and by no means actually wanting threatened till the Spherical of 16, when she wanted to return again from a set behind to defeat Jule Niemeier, 2-6, 6-4, 6-0. It wasn’t a virtuoso efficiency from Swiatek — she received simply 52% of the factors on her first serve and hit 12 extra unforced errors (31) than she did winners (19). Swiatek was in a position to survive by breaking Niemeier’s serve seven occasions within the match.

As encouraging as it's to win a match if you’re not at your finest, Swiatek’s recreation nonetheless doesn’t look 100% proper, as evidenced by the truth that she’s hit extra unforced errors than winners in each match through the US Open.

Regardless of that, Swiatek is the World No. 1 and has received 34 of 39 hard-court matches this season, so if she will be able to discover just a bit extra consistency, she’ll be robust to cease.

Pegula, in the meantime, is coming off a scintillating efficiency in opposition to big-serving Petra Kvitova within the Spherical of 16. The native of Buffalo received 68% of the factors on her first serve, but additionally was in a position to nab 61% of the honors in opposition to Kvitova’s serve en path to a 6-3, 6-2 victory.

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Pegula has now received 10 of her final 13 hard-court matches to go to 22-11 on the floor this season. She’s taking part in a really regular recreation proper now with simply 61 unforced errors to her title through the US Open.

Whereas not precisely a battle of contrasting kinds, it is a matchup between energy and persistence. If Swiatek is ready to keep away from urgent and forcing low-percentage pictures (or simply makes them), this could possibly be a troublesome evening on the workplace for Pegula. However however, Pegula’s skill to maintain rallies going from the baseline and outwait her opponent ought to present the proper tonic to Swiatek’s forehand.

Swiatek would be the World No. 1, however she’s a weak favourite on this match and there’s loads of worth on the American at this quantity.

Iga Swiatek vs. Jessica Pegula decide

The Guess: Jessica Pegula +170 (BetMGM)

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