Australian Open 2022: Jessica Pegula vs Anhelina Kalinina Prediction, Preview, Head to Head and Live Stream Details

21^st seed Jessica Pegula will take on Anhelina Kalinina of Ukraine in the first round of the Australian Open 2022.

Jessica Pegula vs Anhelina Kalinina: Match Details

• Tournament: Australian Open 2022
• Match: Jessica Pegula vs Anhelina Kalinina
• Round: First Round
• Date: 17 January 2022
• Venue: Melbourne, Australia
• Surface: Hardcourt
• Prize Money: $90,000

Jessica Pegula vs Anhelina Kalinina: Preview

Jessica Pegula began her 2021 season on a good note as she defeated former champion Victoria Azarenka and fifth seed Elina Svitolina enroute to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open. She entered the the top 50 of the WTA rankings for the first time as a result. The American also reached the second round of all the Grand Slams last season. Although she did not win any titles last year, she had an impressive season, as she improved her ranking to 18, a huge step from her 62^nd rank at the end of 2020

Anhelina Kalinina  will be making her debut in the main draw of the Australian Open this season. She made it to the the second round of Roland Garros and US Open last year. She also won five ITF titles as she moved up 19 places in the rankings to end her year ranked 162

Jessica Pegula vs Anhelina Kalinina: Head-to-Head

This will be the first meeting of the duo at a major tournament, they have contested twice in ITF tournaments. Kalinina won both matches

Jessica Pegula vs Anhelina Kalinina: Prediction

Kalinina has had a mixed start to her 2021 season. She bounced back from her opening round loss to Clara Tauson of Denmark in Melbourne Summer Set 2 by winning against  9^th seed Sorana Cirstea in the opening round of WTA Adelaide International. She lost in the next round to eventual runner-up Alison Riske.

Pegula wasn’t able to replicate the start of her last season, and was knocked out in the opening round of both the Melbourne Summer Set 2 and the Sydney International to Irina Begu and Caroline Garcia respectively, both the opponents were ranked much lower than her. The American is yet to win a match this year, but it will be hard to write her off as most her best results in her career have come on hard courts

Prediction: Pegula to win in three sets

Jessica Pegula vs Anhelina Kalinina: Broadcast and Live Stream Details

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