Marta Kostyuk vs Jessica Pegula Prediction & Picks - WTA Miami

Prediction published on 3/24/25, 4:42 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 3/24/25 at 4:43 AM in Tennis Picks

One of the Round of 8 matches at this WTA 1000 tournament in Miami will pit 22-year-old Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk against 31-year-old American local Jessica Pegula. Marta Kostyuk, seeded 23, lost a set in her first round match against Australian Kimberly Birrell (world no. 68). But she bounced back well in the Round of 16, winning her match against Anna Blinkova in less than 1 hour, 6-2, 6-1. Logical victories for the player who was also seeded at the previous Indian Wells tournament and who also won her first 2 rounds before losing in the last 8 to top 10 Qinwen Zheng, without managing to win a set.

For her part, number 4 seed Jessica Pegula experienced the opposite scenario in her first 2 rounds, as she stopped compatriot Bernarda Pera in 2 sets before coming back to defeat top seed Anna Kalinskaya. Indeed, the American gave herself a scare in this round of 16, coming close to defeat in a tie-break in the 3rd set. But the American is a resourceful player, who has enjoyed a string of successes in recent weeks, demonstrating her unfailing motivation.