Who Will Win: Wang Vs Pegula? Prediction For WTA The Championships, Wimbledon 2024

What Time Will Xinyu Wang Play Against Jessica Pegula?

Wang and Pegula are on the Day 4 Schedule at The Championships, Wimbledon 2024 on Thursday July 4, 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Xinyu Wang from China, ranked 42nd, is going against Jessica Pegula from the United States, ranked 5th, in the second round of Wimbledon. This will be their first meeting. Pegula has made five main-draw appearances at Wimbledon, with her best result being a quarterfinal in 2023. That year, she lost to eventual champion Vondrousova. Overall, Pegula has reached the quarterfinals in six major tournaments, including Wimbledon 2023, Australian Open 2021-2023, US Open 2022, and Roland Garros 2022.

On the other hand, Wang is making her third main-draw appearance at Wimbledon. Her best result so far has been reaching the second round in 2023, where she lost to Kenin. A win in this match would mark Wang’s first career Top 10 victory. The best result by a Chinese player at Wimbledon was a semifinal run by Jie Zheng in 2008.

Recently, Pegula won her first grass-court title at the 2024 Berlin tournament, defeating Kasatkina in the final. The United States has won Wimbledon 57 times, with Serena Williams being the most recent champion in 2016.

Looking at Wang’s tournament history, she has a 7-10 career record against players from the United States, with a 2-2 record in 2024. Her best result on grass was reaching

the round of 16 at Berlin in 2022. The best result by a Chinese player at Wimbledon was a semifinal run by Jie Zheng in 2008. In 2006, four Chinese players reached the second round at Wimbledon. Wang is currently ranked 42nd, compared to her ranking of 73rd last year. She has won 14 matches so far in 2024 and has been involved in 14 three-set matches.

As for Pegula, she has made her fifth main-draw appearance at Wimbledon. Her previous best result was reaching the quarterfinals in 2023, where she lost to champion Vondrousova. She has reached the quarterfinals in six major tournaments besides Wimbledon 2023, including the Australian Open from 2021 to 2023, the US Open in 2022, and Roland Garros in 2022. She has a 7-1 career record against players from China, with a 1-0 record in 2024. This will be her fourth grass-court event of the 2024 season, where she won her first career singles title on grass at Berlin, defeating Kasatkina in the final. The United States has won Wimbledon 26 times, with Serena Williams being the most recent champion in 2016. Pegula is currently ranked 5th, compared to her ranking of 4th last year. She has won 17 matches so far in 2024 and has been involved in 12 three-set matches.}

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Wang will win.
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