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Jessica Pegula vs Sofia Kenin • US Open 2026

US Open 20262nd round, Arthur Ashe Stadium
00:55
Jessica Pegula
PegulaJessica 3 WTA 3
6
6
0
0
0
Sofia Kenin
KeninSofia WC WTA 110 live 98
3
1
0
0
0
97.5% (195)
2.5% (5)
6 3 2
5 1 1

Key facts

  • Sofia Kenin's ranking has gone from 27th 12 months ago to 110th today, as she competes on a wild card in this second round.
  • Jessica Pegula has already won two titles in 2026, in Charleston and Dubai, but her best result at the US Open remains a final, followed by a semifinal in the last two editions.
  • Sofia Kenin won the Australian Open in 2020, but her most recent title on her record dates back to that same season; she has won only 6 of her 22 matches this year.
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Jessica Pegula
 
Sofia Kenin
32
Age
27
170cm
Height
170cm
-
Weight
-
3
Rank
110
+2
Past 6 months
-65

Strengths

Pegula
Head to head
4
All
2
3
Hard
1
63 61
2 Sep 2026
R2 • US Open
63 75
6 Apr 2025
F • Charleston
76 63
29 Aug 2024
R2 • US Open
5 Jun 2021
R3 • French Open
46 61 64
3 Feb 2021
R3 • Melbourne
57 75 62
46 62 64
15 Sep 2018
SF • Qu

Latest results

Ruse.E
63 62
30 Aug
Gauff.C
62 64
24 Aug
Swiatek.I
75 46 64
23 Aug
Anisimova.A
64 26 76
20 Aug
Cîrstea.S
62 46 75
19 Aug
Navarro.E
75 62
18 Aug
Waltert.S
63 62
16 Aug
Shnaider.D
63 63
8 Aug
Rakhimova.K
64 60
6 Aug
Frech.M
36 63 62
5 Aug
Aug 31
62 76
V.Williams
Aug 16
46 63 75
M.Kostyuk
Aug 15
16 63 63
E.Lys
Aug 1
75 16 62
L.Stefanini
Jul 27
60 75
E.Navarro
Jul 2
62 46 76
A.Anisimova
Jun 30
76 64
P.Marčinko
Jun 20
63 61
D.Snigur
Jun 16
62 46 63
V.Golubic
Jun 14
63 64
V.Golubic

Match preview

In the second round of the US Open, Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed, faces Sofia Kenin, a wild card ranked 110th (95th on the live rankings). Pegula arrives with 8 wins from her last 10 matches, compared to 3 for Kenin over the same period. A win would extend Pegula's run — she was a finalist in 2024 and a semifinalist in 2025.

On hard courts, Pegula has a 215-93 record in main draws, versus 128-109 for Kenin. The American leads their head-to-head 3-2 and has won the last two meetings, including their clash here in 2024, 76 63. Serving quality will be worth watching: in the first round, Pegula landed 65% of first serves and hit four aces, while Kenin managed 53% and one ace.
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Last meeting

Jessica Pegula and Sofia Kenin last faced each other on April 6, 2025, in Charleston, on clay. Pegula won in two sets, 63 75, in 86 minutes. The match ended without a tiebreak, after a first set won 63 by Pegula, followed by a more closely contested second set, taken 75.
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