Jessica Pegula def. Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-1 — US Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Jessica Pegula defeated Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-1 in the R64 of the US Open 2026.

Fifty-five minutes bought a third-round place at the US Open, and Pegula never faced a break point getting there, holding all seven service games while breaking four times from eight chances. Kenin, ranked 110th, won four of 22 points against the first serve and gave back 18 unforced errors to eight. The third seed is 2-0 in their meetings on record and 30-7 on hard this season.

Match stats

Jessica Pegula: 5 aces, 18 winners, 55% first serves, 1 double fault, 4/8 break points. Sofia Kenin: 2 aces, 9 winners, 50% first serves, 3 double faults.

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Head-to-head

Jessica Pegula and Sofia Kenin have met 3 times, with Jessica Pegula leading the head-to-head 3–0.

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