Ashleigh Barty vs Angelique Kerber — Cincinnati Semi-final

Cincinnati · WTA · Semi-final
AUS1
Ashleigh Barty
30 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021
hard
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Barty A.
6-2 7-5
Kerber A.
Barty A.
672
Kerber A.
250

Ashleigh Barty defeated Angelique Kerber 6-2 7-5 in the Cincinnati semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ashleigh Barty came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Ashleigh Barty extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-28WimbledonSFgrassAshleigh Barty6-3 7-6(3)
2018-09-24WuhanR16hardAshleigh Barty7-5 6-1
2018-01-08SydneyFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-4
2017-10-31ZhuhaiRRhardAshleigh Barty6-3 6-4
2017-01-02BrisbaneR16hardAngelique Kerber6-3 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Barty A.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Barty A.

Serve advantage — Barty A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Barty A.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
76%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
1.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Barty A.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Even
90
87
Break points saved·Even
94
91
Break points won·Even
92
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
86
Tiebreaks·Even
90
90

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Barty A.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 23 days (−0.3)
Kerber A.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
10.0
H2H
0.0
7.1
Surface form
4.5
0.0
Win streak
7.04-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
6.4
Country comfort
6.1
Surface transition
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CDrizzle
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 86%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[1]
Teichmann J.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Teichmann J.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-26-4
Barty A.[1]
Kerber A.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[5]
Badosa P.
7-52-0
Barty A.[1]
Krejcikova B.[9]
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Bencic B.[10]
6-36-2
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.[11]
6-43-3
R16
Bencic B.[10]
Muchova K.
7-52-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Pegula J.
6-47-65
Barty A.[1]
Azarenka V.[14]
6-06-2
Krejcikova B.[9]
Muguruza G.[8]
6-16-756-2
Kerber A.
Ostapenko J.
4-66-27-5
Kvitova P.[11]
Jabeur O.
6-16-2
Badosa P.
Rybakina E.
6-27-65
Teichmann J.
Osaka N.[2]
3-66-36-3
R32
Pegula J.
Halep S.[12]
W/O
Kvitova P.[11]
Kudermetova V.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Badosa P.
Sabalenka A.[3]
5-76-27-64
Muchova K.
Andreescu B.[7]
6-46-2
Bencic B.[10]
Rogers S.
7-616-1
Ostapenko J.
Brady J.[13]
6-725-4
Teichmann J.
Pera B.
6-16-4
Osaka N.[2]
Gauff C.
4-66-36-4
Muguruza G.[8]
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Barty A.[1]
Watson H.
6-47-63
Azarenka V.[14]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-27-5
Krejcikova B.[9]
Yastremska D.
6-17-65
Kerber A.
Svitolina E.[4]
7-52-66-4
Jabeur O.
Swiatek I.[6]
6-36-3
Rybakina E.
Mertens E.[15]
6-36-2
R64
Yastremska D.
Mcnally C.
7-637-61
Azarenka V.[14]
Samsonova L.
6-26-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Fernandez L.
6-26-2
Watson H.
Sasnovich A.
6-23-66-1
Kvitova P.[11]
Keys M.
7-56-4
Pegula J.
Giorgi C.
6-26-2
Kerber A.
Sakkari M.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Zidansek T.
7-56-1
Brady J.[13]
Alexandrova E.
6-37-63
Kudermetova V.
Paolini J.
6-36-2
Putintseva Y.
Zhang S.
6-26-0
Halep S.[12]
Linette M.
6-43-66-1
Badosa P.
Martic P.
4-66-47-69
Mertens E.[15]
Podoroska N.
6-36-4
Rybakina E.
Stosur S.
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Collins D.
6-42-1
Muchova K.
Konta J.
3-67-656-2
Garcia C.
Stephens S.
7-674-66-4
Krejcikova B.[9]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[10]
Vondrousova M.
6-37-5
Pera B.
Peterson R.
6-46-1
Gauff C.
Hsieh S.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.
Kontaveit A.
6-24-67-5
Teichmann J.
Cirstea S.
6-26-0