Jessica Pegula vs Jule Niemeier - San Diego Tennis Prediction and Pick 2/28/24

Jessica Pegula vs Jule Niemeier

Feb 28, 2024

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Top seed Jessica Pegula will face German qualifier Jule Niemeier in the second round of the 2024 San Diego Open. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Here's our Jessica Pegula vs Jule Niemeier prediction.

Jessica Pegula

Playing for the first time since her shock second-round defeat at the 2024 Australian Open, Jessica Pegula is looking to get her season back on track. The American withdrew from this year's Middle East swing because of a neck injury and rebuffed rumors on social media that she was pregnant. Pegula has a lot of ground to make up in the WTA race, as she is currently 36th with 301 points. It is a real-time reflection of her current season, showing she lags far behind the elite of women's tennis. Can the World No. 5 bounce back in her second visit to the San Diego Open?

Jule Niemeier

Jule Niemeier has already gotten three matches under her belt at the San Diego Open. The big-hitting German qualified for this tournament and secured a comfortable main draw opening win over Varvara Gracheva, which took just 15 games to decide. Niemeier has cascaded the WTA rankings in recent months and currently finds herself outside the Top 100. She had to play a lot of tennis matches on the ITF Tour to haul herself back onto the WTA main stage again. Will she author an upset win over the top seed Pegula?

Jessica Pegula vs Jule Niemeier Head-To-Head

Pegula and Niemeier have not met at any level, so this will be their first career meeting.

Jessica Pegula vs Jule Niemeier Prediction

Pegula has been out of action for a considerable amount of time and is bound to be rusty in her first match back. She has cut ties with her longtime coach, David Witt, during her injury break, so it will be interesting to see how she will fare without a familiar voice in her corner. With that said, Niemeier has played non-stop tennis since the start of 2024, mostly on the lower tiers. We fancy the powerful German to make this a close contest and even eke out a set, as Pegula is a bit of an unknown quantity right now.

Nur’s Pick Jule Niemeier Set Handicap +1.5

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