SF Cincinnati Open 2021

Ashleigh Barty #1 def. Angelique Kerber #22

6-2 7-5

Ashleigh Barty defeated Angelique Kerber 6-2 7-5 in the 2021 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAshleigh BartyAngelique Kerber
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
121
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.2%64.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.0%63.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%25.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.1%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%35.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.5%42.5%
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.
+7.4-6.7
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.
+6.7-7.4

* 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

FieldAshleigh BartyAngelique Kerber
Country AUS GER
Birth dateApr 24, 1996Jan 18, 1988
Age2533
Height166 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)122
Ranking points (entering)9,2862,950
Elo (entering)2,1281,955
Current career W-L197–72477–277
Current career earnings$23,829,070$32,545,460
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ashleigh Barty's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Barbora Krejcikova #106-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2021QF
Victoria Azarenka #136-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 2021R16
Heather Watson #676-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2021R32

Ashleigh Barty's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jil Teichmann #766-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 2021F

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Kvitova #116-4 3-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2021QF
Jelena Ostapenko #304-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 2021R16
Elina Svitolina #67-5 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2021R32
Maria Sakkari #186-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2021R64