“I feel like it’s taken me 10 years” — Amanda Anisimova finally beats Jessica Pegula
NewsTuesday, 09 December 2025 at 12:15
Though unofficially, Amanda Anisimova has registered her first victory
over Jessica Pegula.
Anisimova and Pegula met for a singles showdown during Miami
Invitational at loanDepot Park on Monday, only a day after facing each other in a New Jersey exhibition.
The duo produced another great contest, but Anisimova prevailed 6-2, 7-5 for
her first victory over fellow American.
Anisimova had lost last four battles to Pegula before the Monday match-up. The two
first came face-to-face at the Cincinnati Open back in 2020, when Pegula posted a 7-5, 6-2 win. She then downed Anisimova twice in 2024 in Charleston Round
of 32 (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) and in Toronto final (6-3, 2-6, 6-1). She beat her
compatriot 3-6, 7-6, 10-8 in New Jersey on Sunday.
After her first win, Anisimova joked about her record and
thanked the home crowd in Miami.
"Yeah, I feel like it’s taken me 10 years, so it’s really nice to be standing here today. No, I’m kidding. But yeah, I mean, Jess is an incredible player, and it’s always such a tough match playing against her, even at the exhibitions. We played in Jersey last night. I don’t know if you guys got a chance to catch that. And yeah, we had another great match today, so it’s always a lot of fun."
"I love playing here in Miami. So maybe because of that. I had my home crowd here and yeah, I’m just really excited to be here. It’s super special to play here at home."- Amanda Anisimova
Amanda Anisimova finishes the season ranked higher than Jessica Pegula
Amanda Anisimova finished the season as the World No. 4, two
spots above Jessica Pegula.
She won two titles to Pegula’s three but produced better
performances overall to secure a top five finish in the WTA singles rankings.
The World No. 4 won the Qatar Open and China Open, both WTA 1000
tournaments. She came close to becoming a Grand Slam champion twice, reaching
the finals of the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open. She also finished as a
runner-up at Queen’s Club Championships.
She once dropped out of the top 40 during the season but
recovered remarkably to reach as high as the fourth position in the end.
Pegula, on the other hand, won three finals and lost as many.
She was crowned the singles champion in Austin, Charleston and Bad Homburg, and ended
second best in Adelaide, Miami and Wuhan.
The New Yorker started the year as World No. 7 and remained
inside the top 10 throughout. She occupied the third place briefly in May and
June but slipped three spots by the end of the season. While it was first year-end top 10 finish for Anisimova in the WTA rankings, Pegula did it for a fourth-consecutive time.
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