Alize Cornet defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 2-6 6-1 in the Bad Homburg quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending the title. Alize Cornet narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Cornet A. came through in three sets.
Cornet A. and Kerber A. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cornet A. went 1–8 (11%) against them, Kerber A. 6–2 (75%). Kerber A. came out clearly better against 5 of 7 comparable opponents, Cornet A. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
Grass: level 1–1 · Clay: Kerber A. leads 3–0 · Hard: Cornet A. leads 2–0
Alize Cornet beat Angelique Kerber 6-4 2-6 6-1. Umpiry, "Alize Cornet vs Angelique Kerber — Bad Homburg Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2022-06-20/cornet-vs-kerber-bad-homburg-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 20 June 2022).