Diana Shnaider def. Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-3 — Canadian Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Diana Shnaider defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-3 in the R16 of the Canadian Open 2026.

Everything turned on the second ball. Shnaider won 12 of 19 points behind hers to Pegula's 6 of 19, and the return half matched it, the No. 15 seed taking 13 of 19 second-serve returns and converting four of seven break points. Pegula arrived a 70 percent favorite with the betting market and 3-0 in meetings on record, the last of them a Washington Open semifinal seven days earlier, then got broken in games 8 and 9 of the opener and held only 5 of 9 service games. It ended on the No. 3 seed's serve in the ninth game of the second set, one match point saved before the next one stuck, 1 hour 6 minutes in. A quarterfinal with Iga Swiatek, the No. 8, is next.

Match stats

Jessica Pegula: 3 aces, 66% first serves, 3 double faults, 1/4 break points. Diana Shnaider: 2 aces, 65% first serves, 3 double faults, 4/7 break points.

Profiles: Jessica Pegula · Diana Shnaider — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

Jessica Pegula and Diana Shnaider have met 4 times, with Jessica Pegula leading the head-to-head 3–1.

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