Leylah Fernandez vs Angelique Kerber — US Open Round of 16
US Open · WTA · Round of 16
#24WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 August 2021
hard
Fernandez L.4-6 7-6 6-2
Kerber A.
Fernandez L.
47762
Kerber A.
66521
Leylah Fernandez defeated Angelique Kerber 4-6 7-6 6-2 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Leylah Fernandez claimed a first win over Angelique Kerber in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Leylah Fernandez dropped the opening set before beating Angelique Kerber 4–6 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-29 | Paris Olympics | R16 | clay | Angelique Kerber | 6-4 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Serve & return on hard
Fernandez L.Kerber A.
60
Serve
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27
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
87
87
Break points saved·Even
95
91
Break points won·Even
95
95
Deciding sets·Even
90
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
90
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
98
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Fernandez L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 72%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Fernandez L.
Svitolina E.
6-33-67-65
Raducanu E.
Bencic B.
6-36-4
Sabalenka A.
Krejcikova B.
6-16-4
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
R16
Raducanu E.
Rogers S.
6-26-1
Sakkari M.
Andreescu B.
6-727-666-3
Svitolina E.
Halep S.
6-36-3
Fernandez L.
Kerber A.
4-67-656-2
Sabalenka A.
Mertens E.
6-46-1
Bencic B.
Swiatek I.
7-6126-3
Krejcikova B.
Muguruza G.
6-37-64
Pliskova K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-4
R32
Rogers S.
Barty A.
6-21-67-65
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.
6-46-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Gracheva V.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Andreescu B.
Minnen G.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.
Kasatkina D.
6-46-2
Halep S.
Rybakina E.
7-6114-66-3
Kerber A.
Stephens S.
5-76-26-3
Mertens E.
Jabeur O.
6-37-5
Muguruza G.
Azarenka V.
6-43-66-2
Raducanu E.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-1
Bencic B.
Pegula J.
6-26-4
Krejcikova B.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.
Collins D.
6-36-3
Swiatek I.
Kontaveit A.
6-34-66-3
Fernandez L.
Osaka N.
5-77-626-4
R64
Osaka N.
Danilovic O.
W/O
Rybakina E.
Garcia C.
6-16-4
Halep S.
Kucova K.
6-36-1
Kasatkina D.
Vondrousova M.
3-66-46-4
Krejcikova B.
Mchale C.
6-36-1
Stephens S.
Gauff C.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Kalinina A.
6-36-2
Fernandez L.
Kanepi K.
7-57-5
Barty A.
Tauson C.
6-17-5
Svitolina E.
Masarova R.
6-27-5
Andreescu B.
Davis L.
6-46-4
Sabalenka A.
Zidansek T.
6-36-1
Azarenka V.
Paolini J.
6-37-61
Muguruza G.
Petkovic A.
6-46-2
Mertens E.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-26-2
Rogers S.
Cirstea S.
7-56-2
Minnen G.
Samsonova L.
6-46-4
Collins D.
Juvan K.
6-46-2
Jabeur O.
Osorio C.
6-06-1
Rakhimova K.
Alexandrova E.
6-46-1
Pegula J.
Doi M.
6-36-2
Bencic B.
Trevisan M.
6-36-1
Raducanu E.
Zhang S.
6-26-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Hsieh S.
6-16-3
Gracheva V.
Badosa P.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.
Anisimova A.
7-56-757-67
Swiatek I.
Ferro F.
3-67-636-0
Kontaveit A.
Teichmann J.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Pliskova K.
7-646-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-25-76-2
Tomljanovic A.
Martic P.
7-666-4
Sakkari M.
Siniakova K.
6-46-2
R128
Grammatikopoulou V.
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Muguruza G.
Vekic D.
7-647-65
Andreescu B.
Golubic V.
7-54-67-5
Sabalenka A.
Stojanovic N.
6-46-746-0
Hsieh S.
Liu C.
6-16-4
Zhang S.
Baptiste H.
6-36-4
Bencic B.
Rus A.
6-46-4
Masarova R.
Bogdan A.
6-797-627-69
Sakkari M.
Kostyuk M.
6-46-3
Svitolina E.
Marino R.
6-26-3
Minnen G.
Podoroska N.
6-41-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-2
Rakhimova K.
Mladenovic K.
2-66-26-3
Kontaveit A.
Stosur S.
6-36-0
Jabeur O.
Cornet A.
7-57-5
Zidansek T.
Pera B.
6-47-64
Juvan K.
Watson H.
6-16-4
Collins D.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-4
Osorio C.
Jorovic I.
6-26-2
Barty A.
Zvonareva V.
6-17-67
Tauson C.
Burel C.
7-56-0
Mertens E.
Peterson R.
3-67-657-65
Petkovic A.
Begu I.
6-27-63
Paolini J.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Martincova T.
6-46-0
Alexandrova E.
Errani S.
6-36-2
Rogers S.
Brengle M.
6-46-0
Cirstea S.
Kudermetova V.
7-653-66-0
Sorribes Tormo S.
Muchova K.
6-27-63
Raducanu E.
Voegele S.
6-26-3
Trevisan M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-17-5
Mchale C.
Navarro E.
6-17-65
Krejcikova B.
Sharma A.
6-06-4
Osaka N.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-1
Danilovic O.
Parks A.
6-37-5
Fernandez L.
Konjuh A.
7-636-2
Kanepi K.
Putintseva Y.
2-67-646-2
Doi M.
Hunter S.
7-636-3
Pegula J.
Potapova A.
6-26-2
Teichmann J.
Bucsa C.
6-36-4
Ferro F.
Hibino N.
6-16-4
Swiatek I.
Loeb J.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Mcnally C.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Linette M.
5-76-36-4
Stephens S.
Keys M.
6-31-67-67
Kalinina A.
Sherif M.
4-66-16-1
Kerber A.
Yastremska D.
3-66-47-63
Halep S.
Giorgi C.
6-47-63
Kucova K.
Li A.
7-56-1
Garcia C.
Dart H.
6-766-46-2
Rybakina E.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.
Pironkova T.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Ruse E.
7-56-0
Anisimova A.
Diyas Z.
7-56-2
Tomljanovic A.
Volynets K.
6-36-1
Martic P.
Galfi D.
6-36-2
Badosa P.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-3
Gracheva V.
Parrizas Diaz N.
5-76-06-2
Schmiedlova A.
Krueger A.
7-56-736-3
Kvitova P.
Hercog P.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.
Kovinic D.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.
Sevastova A.
7-666-3
Samsonova L.
Boulter K.
6-36-2
Davis L.
Tomova V.
6-22-66-3