R16 Italian Open 2021

Jelena Ostapenko #49 def. Angelique Kerber #26

4-6 6-3 6-4

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Angelique Kerber 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2021 Italian Open third round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJelena OstapenkoAngelique Kerber
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
31
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
413
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.1%65.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
60.3%56.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.1%41.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
68.8%45.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
53.8%51.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
54.5%31.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.0%46.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.6%48.4%
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.
-2.9-5.6
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.
+5.6+2.9

* 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

FieldJelena OstapenkoAngelique Kerber
Country LAT GER
Birth dateJun 8, 1997Jan 18, 1988
Age2333
Height177 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4926
Ranking points (entering)1,5452,270
Elo (entering)1,8081,800
Current career W-L293–219477–277
Current career earnings$20,494,263$32,545,460
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jelena Ostapenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ajla Tomljanovic #806-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2021R32
Johanna Konta #186-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2021R64

Jelena Ostapenko's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karolina Pliskova #96-4 5-7 6-7(1)LH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2021QF

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Simona Halep #31-6 3-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2021R32
Alizé Cornet #606-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2021R64