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Angelique Kerber #22 def. Elina Svitolina #6

7-5 2-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 19, 2021*
Tournament Cincinnati
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Angelique Kerber
Score7-5 2-6 6-4
Loser Elina Svitolina
StatAngelique KerberElina Svitolina
Aces12
Double faults45
First serve %6661
First serve points won %5765
Second serve points won %4444
Break points saved %6745
Break points converted %5533
Service points won %5357
Return points won %4347
Total points won %4852

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAngelique KerberElina Svitolina
Country GER UKR
Birth dateJan 18, 1988Sep 12, 1994
Age3326
Height173174
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)226
Ranking points (entering)2,9505,030
Elo (entering)1,9081,873
Career W-L461–270429–227
Career earnings$32,545,460$30,204,956
Pre-match H2H
Angelique Kerber 4 7 Elina Svitolina

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 18, 2021R64 Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Angelique Kerber's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 20, 2021R16 Jelena Ostapenko 4-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Elina Svitolina's path

No prior matches in this tournament.