R16 Cincinnati Open 2021

Angelique Kerber #22 def. Jelena Ostapenko #30

4-6 6-2 7-5

Angelique Kerber defeated Jelena Ostapenko 4-6 6-2 7-5 in the 2021 Cincinnati Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAngelique KerberJelena Ostapenko
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
45
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
19
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.0%57.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
61.5%63.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.0%38.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%45.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.0%52.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
54.5%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.3%39.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.3-3.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.9-4.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAngelique KerberJelena Ostapenko
Country GER LAT
Birth dateJan 18, 1988Jun 8, 1997
Age3324
Height173 cm177 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2230
Ranking points (entering)2,9502,120
Elo (entering)1,9271,871
Current career W-L477–277293–219
Current career earnings$32,545,460$20,494,263
Pre-match H2H

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elina Svitolina #67-5 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2021R32
Maria Sakkari #186-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2021R64

Angelique Kerber's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Kvitova #116-4 3-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2021QF

Jelena Ostapenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jennifer Brady #166-7(2) 5-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2021R32
Tamara Zidansek #407-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2021R64