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Jessica Pegula vs Yulia Putintseva Tips, Prediction & Live Stream - Pegula to improve to 3-0 over Putintseva in Adelaide semi-finals

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Last updated: 09 Jan 2025
Andrew Hendrie 09 Jan 2025
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  • Jessica Pegula vs Yulia Putintseva predictions for Friday's WTA Adelaide semi-final
  • Pegula has won 20 of her last 26 matches
  • Putintseva has a 5-21 record vs top 10 players
  • Putintseva is playing her first semi-final above WTA 250 level in eight years
  • The match is scheduled to start around 7.00pm AEDT on Friday January 10
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Jessica Pegula vs Yulia Putintseva Tips, Prediction & Live Stream


World No. 7 Jessica Pegula is aiming to reach the first WTA final of her career in Australia when she comes up against Yulia Putintseva in the Adelaide International semi-finals on Friday night.

  • Jessica Pegula vs Yulia Putintseva Tips, Prediction & Live Stream
  • Head To Head
  • Jessica Pegula Form
  • Yulia Putintseva Form
  • Live Stream
Pegula is backed to secure the win over Putintseva, with the American winning 20 of her last 26 matches heading into this contest. Putintseva is coming off a three-hour epic that finished at midnight, so fatigue could be a factor here, while the Kazakh has a poor 5-21 record against top 10 players throughout her career.

Head To Head


Pegula has won both previous meetings between the pair, prevailing 6-3 6-3 in the 2022 Toronto semi-finals and 6-4 6-4 in the R32 of Montreal 2023.

Jessica Pegula Form


After being struck down by injury midway through last season, Pegula is back playing some of her best tennis and is looking good to go all the way in Adelaide this week.

The American has enjoyed a perfect start to 2025, easing past Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-1 in her Adelaide opener, while she led Ashlyn Krueger 6-4 2-0 before her compatriot was forced to retire injured.

Pegula put together an outstanding North American summer towards the end of last season, making the final of both Cincinnati and the US Open, where it took World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to stop her on both occasions.

After withdrawing from the last match of the WTA Finals in October to end 2024, Pegula looks fresh and ready for a title tilt in Adelaide before turning her attention to the Australian Open.

Yulia Putintseva Form


Putintseva has enjoyed a tremendous start to 2025 - it took Sabalenka to knock her out of Brisbane and she's toppled some great players to reach the final four in Adelaide, which is her first semi-final above WTA 250 level in eight years.

The 30-year-old conquered Donna Vekic and Ons Jabeur in straight sets before taking out 2024 breakout star Diana Shnaider 7-6 6-7 6-4 in a gripping contest that finished close to midnight in the quarter-finals.

Putintseva led 4-1 in the second set and ultimately needed seven match points before closing out Shnaider and securing her spot in the semi-finals.

It's been a superb last 12 months for Putintseva, who can potentially crack the top 20 with one more win in Adelaide after being ranked No. 80 this time last year.

Live Stream


Watch and bet on Jessica Pegula vs Yulia Putintseva live tennis from Adelaide.

You can watch and bet on the match live at bet365 > Tennis > WTA Adelaide with the action available to stream live on desktop and mobile.

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Verdict

Pegula has won both previous encounters with Putintseva in straight sets and she's well-positioned to extend that record in Adelaide.

Putintseva is coming off a gruelling three-hour epic late last night and has struggled against the game's elite throughout her career, winning just five of 26 matches vs top 10 players.

Pegula is fresh and I'm backing the American to reach the Adelaide final with minimal fuss.

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