QF Cincinnati Open 2021

Angelique Kerber #22 def. Petra Kvitova #11

6-4 3-3 (ret.)

The match ended when Petra Kvitova retired.

Angelique Kerber defeated Petra Kvitova 6-4 3-3 RET after Petra Kvitova retired in the 2021 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAngelique KerberPetra Kvitova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
17
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
69.8%59.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.3%59.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%59.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.2%59.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.7%35.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.3%47.7%
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.
+7.5+2.6
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.
-2.6-7.5

* 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 KerberPetra Kvitova
Country GER CZE
Birth dateJan 18, 1988Mar 8, 1990
Age3331
Height173 cm182 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2211
Ranking points (entering)2,9504,035
Elo (entering)1,9411,905
Current career W-L477–277515–262
Current career earnings$32,545,460$37,653,615
Pre-match H2H

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
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

Angelique Kerber's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ashleigh Barty #12-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2021SF

Petra Kvitova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ons Jabeur #206-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 2021R16
Veronika Kudermetova #316-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2021R32
Madison Keys #427-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2021R64