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Leylah Fernandez #73 def. Angelique Kerber #17

4-6 7-6(5) 6-2

Match Information

Date	Sep 7, 2021*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Leylah Fernandez
Score	4-6 7-6(5) 6-2
Loser	Angelique Kerber

Stat	Leylah Fernandez	Angelique Kerber
Aces	3	0
Double faults	6	0
First serve %	61	68
First serve points won %	66	57
Second serve points won %	51	52
Break points saved %	56	44
Break points converted %	56	44
Service points won %	60	55
Return points won %	45	40
Total points won %	53	47

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Leylah Fernandez	Angelique Kerber
Country	CAN	GER
Birth date	Sep 6, 2002	Jan 18, 1988
Age	19	33
Height	168	173
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	73	17
Ranking points (entering)	1,024	3,245
Elo (entering)	1,734	1,964
Career W-L	145–119	461–270
Career earnings	$8,264,521	$32,545,460

Pre-match H2H

Leylah Fernandez 0 – 0 Angelique Kerber

Path

Leylah Fernandez's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 2021	R32	Naomi Osaka	5-7 7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 2021	R64	Kaia Kanepi	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 2021	R128	Ana Konjuh	7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Leylah Fernandez's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 9, 2021	QF	Elina Svitolina	6-3 3-6 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data

Angelique Kerber's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 2021	R32	Sloane Stephens	5-7 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 2021	R64	Anhelina Kalinina	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 2021	R128	Dayana Yastremska	3-6 6-4 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data