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Match Details
Fixture: (1) Jessica Pegula vs Sofia Kenin
Date: April 6, 2025
Tournament: Charleston Open 2025
Round: Final
Venue: Credit One Stadium, Charleston, USA
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Outdoor clay (green)
Prize Money: $1,064,510
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN
Jessica Pegula vs Sofia Kenin preview
Top seed Jessica Pegula will face her compatriot Sofia Kenin in the final of the women's singles at the 2025 Charleston Open on Sunday, April 6. Both players will be playing to lift their maiden WTA title on a clay court.
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World No. 4 Pegula has reached her fourth final of the season. She had to win a tough battle against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semifinals after losing the second set 2-6. The American was 2-4 down in the third set but made a great comeback to win the third set 7-5.
The 31-year-old Pegula also had to make a comeback in the quarterfinals, as she lost the first set 1-6 against the defending champion Danielle Collins, before winning the next two sets 6-3, 6-0. She lost the finals in Adelaide and Miami this season and won the ATX Open title in Austin.
On the other hand, Sofia Kenin has reached the final without dropping a set in the tournament. The 2020 Australian Open champion defeated Bernarda Pera 6-3, 6-4 in the first round and then knocked out the 2022 Charleston champion Belinda Bencic in straight sets 6-0, 6-3.
The 26-year-old Kenin defeated the 2017 Charleston champion Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 7-6(7) in the third round. She overcame Anna Kalinskaya 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals, and in the semifinal, Kenin was leading 5-2 in the first set against eighth seed Amanda Anisimova retired due to an injury.
Jessica Pegula vs Sofia Kenin head-to-head
Jessica Pegula leads Sofia Kenin 3-2 in their head-to-head record in women's singles. Pegula won their last meeting at the 2024 US Open, but Sofia Kenin won their last meeting on clay, at the 2021 French Open.
Jessica Pegula vs Sofia Kenin odds
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Jessica Pegula vs Sofia Kenin prediction
Pegula has a 16-10 win-loss record at the Charleston Open. This was her third consecutive semifinal appearance at the event, as she lost to Belinda Bencic in the 2023 semifinal and Daria Kasatkina at the 2024 Charleston Open semifinal.
Her previous clay court final was at the 2022 Madrid Open, when she lost to Ons Jabeur in three sets 5-7, 6-0, 2-6. She would be hoping to become the first player to win WTA titles on two different surfaces in 2025.
World No. 44 Sofia Kenin has also reached her second final on the clay surface. Her previous final was at the 2020 French Open, when she lost to Iga Swiatek in straight sets 4-6, 1-6.
Kenin has a 7-6 win-loss record at the Charleston Open, as she had never reached the third round of this event in the past. Notably, she has never won a WTA 500 title in her career.
Pegula would be the favorite to win this match, considering her better form this season. She also has a golden opportunity to become the American No. 1 with this win, as she would overtake World No. 3 Coco Gauff in the WTA Rankings.
Prediction: Jessica Pegula to win in straight sets.
