Following her Australian Open heartbreak, Sabalenka suffered early exits in the two tournaments on the Middle East Swing. She fell to Ekaterina Alexandrova in her opening match at the Qatar Open and was knocked out of the Dubai Open in the last 16 by 2025 ASB Classic champion Clara Tauson. Sabalenka then regained her form and produced an impressive performance at Indian Wells, reaching the final to lock horns with Mirra Andreeva. The 17-year-old, who also had won the Dubai Open, came from a set down to claim her second consecutive WTA 1000 title, denying the Belarusian her first singles title in the California desert. In the Miami Open, the World No.1, before setting up the clash with Jessica Pegula, Viktoriya Tomova, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, defending champion Danielle Collins in the fourth round and 2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist Qinwen Zheng in the quarterfinals. Pegula, on the other hand, started her 2025 season at the Adelaide International, where she reached the final but succumbed to a three-set defeat to Keys. The 31-year-old then fell in the Australian Open third round, Qatar Open quarterfinal, and in the round of 16 in Dubai. Pegula finally got back to winning ways in her home tournament, the ATX Open in Texas. At Indian Wells, however, Pegula’s campaign was ended by Elina Svitolina in the fourth round. In the second event of the Sunshine Double, Pegula eliminated Bernarda Pera, Anna Kalinskaya, Marta Kostyuk, and Emma Raducanu, before ending 19-year-old Alexandra Eala’s dream run in the semifinals. Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jessica Pegula: Match Prediction Aryna Sabalenka will enter the final as the favorite to win. The three-time Grand Slam singles champion has met Jessica Pegula eight times and leads the head-to-head record 6-2.