Jessica Pegula vs Viktorija Golubic Prediction: Jessica Pegula is into the next round

World number 6 best player Jessica Pegula prepares for her first Paris Olympics challenge against Viktorija Golubic in the round of 64 of the Paris Olympics. Jessica Pegula and Viktorija had played once with each other in the past, and that was at the US Open back in 2022. Jessica Pegula won that match in straight sets. This is certainly a tough game for Viktorija in this opening match, but hopefully, she has plans to make a killing.

Jessica Pegula is an American professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 3 in singles, attained on 24 October 2022, and world No. 1 in doubles, attained on 11 September 2023. Pegula has won five singles titles and seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including two WTA 1000 titles in each discipline. She is a six-time major quarterfinalist in singles, having reached this stage at all four Grand Slam tournaments: the Australian Open three times, in 2021–2023; once each at the French Open, US Open, and Wimbledon Championships, in 2022 and 2023, respectively. She also finished runner-up in singles at the WTA Finals in 2023. She, however, reached the finals in doubles at the 2022 French Open, partnering with Coco Gauff, and at the 2023 US Open mixed doubles, partnering with Austin Krajicek. Jessica Pegula made her first Olympics appearance in the 2021 Olympics and she was eliminated in the 1st round.

Viktorija Golubic is a Swiss professional tennis player. So far, Golubic has won one singles title on the WTA Tour, three singles WTA Challenger titles, as well as ten singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She reached her highest ranking in singles at No. 35 on the WTA on 28 February 2022. In doubles, she became number 61 on 17 April 2023.

Viktorija Golubic appeared in doubles at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Viktorija will try to triumph over one of the most powerful players globally, but the odds will not favor her with Jessica Pegula winning their first meeting at the US Open in 2022.

Jessica Pegula takes the upper hand in this matchup based on current form and overall playing style. For Pegula, these factors are pretty strong: a consistent game from the baseline, decent return game, and mental toughness. While Golubic's variety and big backhand make for a tough challenge, the former seems to handle players of different styles pretty well and has shown some good performances recently to become the favorite in winning this encounter.

• Jessica Pegula (-5.5) Games Handicap at 1.63 Odds
• Under 18.5 Games Total at 1.85 Odds
• First Set Under 8.5 Games at 2.00 Odds