Belinda Bencic is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. The Swiss has defeated Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 7-5 and Shelby Rogers 7-61 6-1 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Karolina Muchova.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Belinda Bencic’s projected draw and the plausible opponents in Western & Southern Open. Belinda has a a good record (4-2) with the presumable opponents.
R3 – Karolina Muchova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Karolina Muchova has a 19-7 record in 2021, 10-2 on hard. Regarding the last 6 years, Muchova has a 66-28 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Karolina won 6 of her last 10 matches.
The Czech’s best result of this current year was reaching the semifinal in at the Australian Open .
Last year in Western & Southern Open Muchova capitulated to Naomi Osaka in the 2nd round 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2.
H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Karolina Muchova
There is no head to head record between Belinda Bencic and Karolina Muchova since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
1/4 – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Belinda Bencic
Naomi Osaka has a 17-4 win-loss record in 2021, 15-2 on hard. In connection to the previous 8 years, the Japanese has a 155-70 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Japanese won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the season was winning the tournament at the Australian Open where she defeated Jennifer Brady in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Osaka lost to Victoria Azarenka in the final w/o.
H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Naomi Osaka
This would be the 5th time that Belinda Bencic and Naomi Osaka square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Belinda Bencic may play Jil Teichmann. Their H2H is 1-0 for Belinda Bencic.
1/2 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Belinda Bencic
Karolina Pliskova has a 28-15 win-loss record in 2021, 14-8 on hard. During the previous 14 years, Karolina has a 278-140 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 7 of her last 10 matches.
The Czech’s best achievement of the year was getting to the final in Rome, in Wimbledon and Montreal.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Pliskova lost to Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd round 7-5 6-4.
H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Karolina Pliskova
This contest would be 2nd time that Belinda Bencic and Karolina Pliskova face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Belinda Bencic may face Elena Rybakina. Their head to head is 1-0 for Belinda Bencic.
Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty has a 36-7 win-loss record in 2021, 15-3 on hard. In connection to the previous 11 years, Barty has a 150-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Barty won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Melbourne where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4, in Miami where she beat Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 6-3 4-0 ret., in Stuttgart where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 3-6 6-0 6-3, and at the Wimbledon where she beat Karolina Pliskova in the final 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3.
Last year in Western & Southern Open the Australian didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Ashleigh Barty
This contest would be 2nd time that Belinda Bencic and Ashleigh Barty square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Barty (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Belinda Bencic may take on Garbine Muguruza. Their H2H record is 1-1.
