It is well documented how much Jessica Pegula enjoys playing on hard courts, as the vast majority of her best results have come on that surface.

Therefore, she will be a threat at the 2025 Australian Open, but are chances greater at Melbourne Park or on home soil in New York?

Andrea Petkovic says if Jessica Pegula has better chance of winning Australian Open or US Open

At the seventh time of asking, Pegula won a Grand Slam quarter-final by beating Iga Swiatek at the US Open, and went on to reach the final.

This will give her plenty of confidence heading into January’s Australian Open, a tournament where she progressed to the last eight three years in row from 2021 to 2023.

She does enjoy playing at the tournament and Andrea Petkovic thinks the surface at Melbourne Park is best suited to her game.

“Keep an eye on Jess Pegula. I think she really broke through a barrier at the US Open,” the German told the Rennae Stubbs podcast. “I do think because I played her many times that the Australian Open should be the best possible surface for her.

“New York too but Australia is even quicker and flatter and in the last few years they have made it smoother. Her ball goes almost backwards.

“Her ball jumps almost like a slice shot but the quickest slice shot ever. I think she should feel very comfortable at the Australian Open.”

What are Jessica Pegula’s Australian Open and US Open records?

At the Australian Open Pegula has played 18 matches across five total appearances in her career.

She has won 13 of them, and has reached the quarter-finals on three occasions. In 2024, Pegua reached round two before losing to Clara Burel.

At the US Open, Pegula has played every year since making her debut at the tournament in 2015. The World number seven has 18 match wins in New York, six of which came in her run to the 2024 final. 

Pegula aimed to become the second successive American woman to win the title after Coco Gauff lifted the trophy in 2023, but succumbed 5-7, 5-7 to Aryna Sabalenka.

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