American tennis player Jessica Pegula has made the semfinals of a major tournament for the first time in her career, and she will compete for a spot in the 2024 US Open Final against World No. 52 Karolina Muchova.
Muchova, a 28-year-old from the Czech Republic, is in her second US Open women's singles semifinal after having made it this far at last year's edition. She beat Jasmine Paolini and Beatriz Haddad Maia in the previous two rounds to get to this stage.
Pegula, ranked sixth in the world, beat Diana Shnaider in the round of 16 before upsetting World No. 1 Iga Swiatek in straight sets in the quarterfinals.
How to watch Jessica Pegula vs. Karolina Muchova, TV channel and streaming
Jessica Pegula vs. Karolina Muchova in the 2024 US Open women's singles semifinals will be broadcast on ESPN, which can be viewed through cable TV or on live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.
The match will also be streamed on ESPN+.
Jessica Pegula vs. Karolina Muchova start time, date and venue
Jessica Pegula vs. Karolina Muchova is scheduled to start at 8:15 PM ET on Thursday, September 5 with the match taking place at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York. The exact start time depends on how long the earlier match at the stadium runs.
Jessica Pegula vs. Karolina Muchova stats
- Jessica Pegula is 1-0 against Karolina Muchova, winning the match by a 5-7 6-4 6-2 score at the 2024 Cincinnati Open.
- Pegula has a 29-10 win-loss record in 2024; Muchova is 7-3 this year.
- Pegula ranks 22nd on the WTA Tour in 2024 with 125 aces in 38 matches, while Muchova is 90th with 32 aces in 11 matches.
- Muchova is 63rd among all WTA players in service point win rate at 58.1 percent, while Pegula is 19th with a 60.3 percent service point win rate.
- Pegula is 14-1 on hard courts in 2024; Muchova is 6-1 on the surface this year.
- Muchova wins 45.2 percent of points where she returns serve while Pegula wins 44.6 percent of such points.
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