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Elise Mertens vs Jessica Pegula Preview & Prediction | 2025 Australian Open | Second Round

by Trystan Pugh · January 14 2025, 19:52
Elise Mertens vs Jessica Pegula Preview & Prediction | 2025 Australian Open | Second Round

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Seventh seed Jessica Pegula looked in ominous form in the first round against Maya Joint, but faces a sterner test now in the form of Elise Mertens.

Start date/time: Wednesday 15th January, 2025, UK – not before 12:30am / Tuesday 14th January, US ET – not before 7:30pm / US PT – not before 4:30pm

Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Eurosport / US – ESPN+

How to watch online: UK – Eurosport website & discovery+ / US – ESPN+ platforms

Tickets: Visit this link for the latest Elise Mertens vs Jessica Pegula ticket information

Elise Mertens vs Jessica Pegula Prediction

Elise Mertens had to come from a set behind to defeat Viktorija Golubic in the first round, saving two match points in the second-set tie-break to prevail over her Swiss opponent.

That win preserved her record of always having progressed to at least the second round at the Australian Open, but she knows that she will need to raise her game significantly if she is to go any further, as her second-round opponent Jessica Pegula delivered a thoroughly dominant performance in her own opener.

The American dropped just three games in a two-set victory over teenager Maya Joint, where she looked in confident mood following a run to the final of the recent Adelaide International.

Having reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in three of her last four entries, Pegula clearly feels comfortable in Melbourne, and although Mertens has won all three previous meetings between the two players, we’re backing Pegula to turn the tide here.

Elise Mertens vs Jessica Pegula Tip: Jessica Pegula to win

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