Jessica Pegula vs. Elena Rybakina
These days, if it’s an important event, Rybakina and Pegula will face off during it at some point. Billie Jean King Cup, the WTA Finals, the Australian Open, Indian Wells, and now Miami have all featured a clash between the world’s No. 2 and 5.
Unfortunately for No. 5, No. 2 is 4-0 in those matches. Pegula has competed hard, hung in, won a set, and pushed two others to tiebreakers. But Rybakina, with her superior serve and her mix of pace and angle from the ground, hasn’t cracked under the American’s counter-attack.
Looking at their form in Miami so far, you can easily imagine a similar result. Neither Rybakina nor Pegula has dropped a set in three matches, and both are fully comfortable on these courts. Rybakina made the final on them in 2023 and 2024; Pegula did the same in 2025.
