In the H2H 9:3 matchup against Sabalenka, the majority of matches were very close and Pegula is one of the most difficult opponents for Sabalenka. Pegula has one of the best returns in women's tennis and is able to handle Sabalenka's powerful serve. Pegula is not a player who breaks down after losing a few games, even against the most aggressive opponents she maintains a close fight.
It is always more challenging to establish a big lead in games on grass. In this tournament, Sabalenka has struggled. She barely managed to win against Bartukova yesterday. She lost the first set and was trailing 0:4 in the second, but she still won the match. However, her opponent was much weaker than Pegula. Therefore, Sabalenka used a lot of emotional and physical (more than 2 hours) energy yesterday.
Pegula defeated the solid and fast player Keys 7:6 7:6 yesterday. As I mentioned before, Pegula has a great return which forces Sabalenka to make additional shots after her serve, increasing the chances of unforced errors. Sabalenka is not looking very confident in this tournament, so Pegula has a great chance to take advantage of that.
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