Jessica Pegula vs Elena Rybakina predictions, Jan 29, 2026

Jan 28, 2026 0 Comment By Yuriy Borshchenko

WTA Australian Open, on Thursday,

Jessica Pegula

Elena Rybakina

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In an exciting upcoming clash at the WTA Australian Open, Jessica Pegula will face off against Elena Rybakina on January 29, 2026. Pegula, competing at her home ground, comes into this match with an impressive record, having secured victories in all of her last five outings. Her game is characterized by a solid baseline play and effective shot placement, which has proven to be instrumental in her recent success.

Conversely, Rybakina also arrives in peak form, winning her last five matches as well. Known for her powerful serve and aggressive playstyle, Rybakina poses a significant challenge with her ability to dictate points and capitalize on any opponent’s weaknesses.

The bookmakers have set the odds at 2.65 for Pegula and 1.46 for Rybakina, reflecting the expectations of her strong performance. Our analytical model assigns a 37.6% chance of a home win for Pegula, while projecting a 62.4% probability favoring Rybakina for the victory. The predicted scoreline stands at 0:2 in Rybakina’s favor.

As both players are in fine form, this encounter promises to be a highly competitive battle, with potential surprises. Betting enthusiasts should approach with caution, as the match could unfold in various ways.

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Pegula
34.1%		 Rybakina
65.9%

Prediction (the most likely score): 0:2

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Betting Odds

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Latest Results

27.01.26 Jessica Pegula – Amanda Anisimova – 2:0
25.01.26 Jessica Pegula – Madison Keys – 2:0
23.01.26 Jessica Pegula – Oksana Selekhmeteva – 2:0
21.01.26 Jessica Pegula – McCartney Kessler – 2:0
18.01.26 Jessica Pegula – Anastasia Zakharova – 2:0		 27.01.26 Elena Rybakina – Iga Swiatek – 2:0
26.01.26 Elena Rybakina – Elise Mertens – 2:0
24.01.26 Elena Rybakina – Tereza Valentova – 2:0
22.01.26 Elena Rybakina – Varvara Gracheva – 2:0
19.01.26 Elena Rybakina – Kaja Juvan – 2:0

Facts

  • Pegula is ranked WTA: 6. Rybakina is ranked WTA: 5.
  • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Pegula won 2.
  • In recent matches, both players have secured multiple victories.
  • Rybakina will hold a modest advantage in this match.
  • We predict that Rybakina will win today’s game, with odds of 1.45.
  • In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Pegula won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 7:7. (average 1.2:1.2).

    Latest Head To Head

    07.11.25 Jessica Pegula – Elena Rybakina – 1:2
    18.09.25 Elena Rybakina – Jessica Pegula – 2:0
    29.10.23 Elena Rybakina – Jessica Pegula – 0:2
    30.03.23 Elena Rybakina – Jessica Pegula – 2:0
    19.10.22 Jessica Pegula – Elena Rybakina – 2:1

    Standings

    Draw

    Singles – Main

    1/64-finals

    1 Sabalenka A. (1) Rakotomanga Rajaonah T. (WC) 2 : 0
    2 Pavlyuchenkova A. Bai Z. (Q) 1 : 2
    3 Lamens S. Potapova A. 1 : 2
    4 Sawangkaew M. Raducanu E. (28) 0 : 2
    5 Mboko V. (17) Jones E. (WC) 2 : 0
    6 McNally C. Sakatsume H. (Q) 2 : 0
    7 Kudermetova P. Maristany G. (Q) 2 : 0
    8 Galfi D. Tauson C. (14) 0 : 2
    9 Alexandrova E. (11) Sonmez Z. (Q) 1 : 2
    10 Bondar A. Mandlik E. (WC) 2 : 0
    11 Putintseva Y. Haddad Maia B. 2 : 1
    12 Jacquemot E. Kostyuk M. (20) 2 : 1
    13 Jovic I. (29) Volynets K. 2 : 0
    14 Hon P. (WC) Stakusic M. (RET.) (Q) 1 : 1
    15 Erjavec V. Frech M. 0 : 2
    16 Sasnovich A. (Q) Paolini J. (7) 0 : 2
    17 Gauff C. (3) Rakhimova K. 2 : 0
    18 Danilovic O. Williams V. (WC) 2 : 1
    19 Hunter S. (Q) Bouzas Maneiro J. 2 : 0
    20 Baptiste H. Townsend T. (LL) 2 : 1
    21 Muchova K. (19) Cristian J. 2 : 0
    22 Parks A. Eala A. 2 : 1
    23 Li A. Osorio C. 2 : 1
    24 Linette M. Navarro E. (15) 2 : 1
    25 Svitolina E. (12) Bucsa C. 2 : 0
    26 Klimovicova L. (Q) Jones F. (RET.) 1 : 0
    27 Gibson T. (WC) Blinkova A. 2 : 0
    28 Krejcikova B. Shnaider D. (23) 1 : 2
    29 Yastremska D. (26) Ruse G. 0 : 2
    30 Starodubtseva Y. (Q) Tomljanovic A. 1 : 2
    31 Sakkari M. Jeanjean L. 2 : 0
    32 Vekic D. Andreeva M. (8) 1 : 2
    33 Pegula J. (6) Zakharova A. 2 : 0
    34 Arango E. Kessler M. 0 : 2
    35 Selekhmeteva O. Seidel E. 2 : 1
    36 Diyas Z. (WC) Badosa P. (25) 0 : 2
    37 Fernandez L. (22) Tjen J. 0 : 2
    38 Pliskova Ka. Stephens S. (Q) 2 : 0
    39 Krueger A. Bejlek S. 2 : 0
    40 Oliynykova O. Keys M. (9) 0 : 2
    41 Noskova L. (13) Semenistaja D. 2 : 0
    42 Zhang S. Preston T. (WC) 1 : 2
    43 Wang Xin. Kalinina A. (Q) 2 : 0
    44 Sramkova R. Ostapenko J. (24) 0 : 2
    45 Kenin S. (27) Stearns P. 0 : 2
    46 Marcinko P. Maria T. 2 : 0
    47 Udvardy P. Siniakova K. 0 : 2
    48 Waltert S. Anisimova A. (4) 0 : 2
    49 Rybakina E. (5) Juvan K. 2 : 0
    50 Gracheva V. Golubic V. 2 : 1
    51 Sun L. Fruhvirtova L. (Q) 0 : 2
    52 Valentova T. Joint M. (30) 2 : 0
    53 Mertens E. (21) Tararudee L. (Q) 2 : 0
    54 Sierra S. Uchijima M. 0 : 2
    55 Kasatkina D. Bartunkova N. (Q) 1 : 2
    56 Boulter K. Bencic B. (10) 0 : 2
    57 Osaka N. (16) Ruzic A. 2 : 1
    58 Cirstea S. Lys E. 2 : 1
    59 Inglis M. (Q) Birrell K. 2 : 1
    60 Siegemund L. Samsonova L. (18) 2 : 1
    61 Kalinskaya A. (31) Kartal S. 2 : 0
    62 Grabher J. Cocciaretto E. 2 : 1
    63 Zarazua R. Bouzkova M. 0 : 2
    64 Yuan Y. (Q) Swiatek I. (2) 0 : 2

    1/32-finals

    1 Sabalenka A. (1) Bai Z. 2 : 0
    2 Potapova A. Raducanu E. (28) 2 : 0
    3 Mboko V. (17) McNally C. 2 : 0
    4 Kudermetova P. Tauson C. (14) 1 : 2
    5 Sonmez Z. Bondar A. 2 : 0
    6 Putintseva Y. Jacquemot E. 2 : 0
    7 Jovic I. (29) Hon P. 2 : 0
    8 Frech M. Paolini J. (7) 0 : 2
    9 Gauff C. (3) Danilovic O. 2 : 0
    10 Hunter S. Baptiste H. 0 : 2
    11 Muchova K. (19) Parks A. 2 : 1
    12 Li A. Linette M. 0 : 2
    13 Svitolina E. (12) Klimovicova L. 2 : 0
    14 Gibson T. Shnaider D. (23) 1 : 2
    15 Ruse G. Tomljanovic A. 2 : 0
    16 Sakkari M. Andreeva M. (8) 0 : 2
    17 Pegula J. (6) Kessler M. 2 : 0
    18 Selekhmeteva O. Badosa P. (25) 2 : 0
    19 Tjen J. Pliskova Ka. 0 : 2
    20 Krueger A. Keys M. (9) 0 : 2
    21 Noskova L. (13) Preston T. 2 : 1
    22 Wang Xin. Ostapenko J. (24) 2 : 1
    23 Stearns P. Marcinko P. 2 : 0
    24 Siniakova K. Anisimova A. (4) 0 : 2
    25 Rybakina E. (5) Gracheva V. 2 : 0
    26 Fruhvirtova L. Valentova T. 1 : 2
    27 Mertens E. (21) Uchijima M. 2 : 0
    28 Bartunkova N. Bencic B. (10) 2 : 1
    29 Osaka N. (16) Cirstea S. 2 : 1
    30 Inglis M. Siegemund L. 2 : 1
    31 Kalinskaya A. (31) Grabher J. 2 : 0
    32 Bouzkova M. Swiatek I. (2) 0 : 2

    1/16-finals

    1 Sabalenka A. (1) Potapova A. 2 : 0
    2 Mboko V. (17) Tauson C. (14) 2 : 1
    3 Sonmez Z. Putintseva Y. 1 : 2
    4 Jovic I. (29) Paolini J. (7) 2 : 0
    5 Gauff C. (3) Baptiste H. 2 : 1
    6 Muchova K. (19) Linette M. 2 : 0
    7 Svitolina E. (12) Shnaider D. (23) 2 : 0
    8 Ruse G. Andreeva M. (8) 0 : 2
    9 Pegula J. (6) Selekhmeteva O. 2 : 0
    10 Pliskova Ka. Keys M. (9) 0 : 2
    11 Noskova L. (13) Wang Xin. 0 : 2
    12 Stearns P. Anisimova A. (4) 0 : 2
    13 Rybakina E. (5) Valentova T. 2 : 0
    14 Mertens E. (21) Bartunkova N. 2 : 0
    15 Osaka N. (16) Inglis M. (WO.)
    16 Kalinskaya A. (31) Swiatek I. (2) 1 : 2

    1/8-finals

    1 Sabalenka A. (1) Mboko V. (17) 2 : 0
    2 Putintseva Y. Jovic I. (29) 0 : 2
    3 Gauff C. (3) Muchova K. (19) 2 : 1
    4 Svitolina E. (12) Andreeva M. (8) 2 : 0
    5 Pegula J. (6) Keys M. (9) 2 : 0
    6 Wang Xin. Anisimova A. (4) 0 : 2
    7 Rybakina E. (5) Mertens E. (21) 2 : 0
    8 Inglis M. Swiatek I. (2) 0 : 2

    Quarter-finals

    1 Sabalenka A. (1) Jovic I. (29) 2 : 0
    2 Gauff C. (3) Svitolina E. (12) 0 : 2
    3 Pegula J. (6) Anisimova A. (4) 2 : 0
    4 Rybakina E. (5) Swiatek I. (2) 2 : 0

    Semi-finals

    1 Sabalenka A. (1) Svitolina E. (12)
    2 Pegula J. (6) Rybakina E. (5)

    Final

    1 TBD #1 TBD #2

    WTA Australian Open Outrights

    1. Sabalenka Aryna: 1.8 (47.18%)

    2. Rybakina Elena: 5.5 (15.44%)

    3. Anisimova Amanda: 6.5 (13.06%)

    4. Swiatek Iga: 7 (12.13%)

    5. Svitolina Elina: 11 (7.72%)

    6. Pegula Jessica: 19 (4.47%)

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