ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Ashleigh Barty, Angelique Kerber, Karolina Pliskova and Jil Teichmann are the semifinalists that are going to play on Saturday at the Western & Southern Open on CENTER COURT.
Ashleigh Barty vs. Angelique Kerber
Head to head 3-2 for Barty
Ashleigh Barty will face Angelique Kerber in the semifinal for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT.
Ashleigh Barty: ranking and results
Currently world no. 1 Ashleigh got to the semifinal after defeating Heather Watson 6-4 7-63, Victoria Azarenka 6-0 6-2 and Barbora Krejcikova 6-2 6-4.
Ashleigh has a 38-7 win-loss record in 2021, 17-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was winning the title in Melbourne where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4 and in Miami where she defeated Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 6-3 4-0 ret. and 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 Cincinnati Ashleigh didn’t compete in Cincinnati in 2020.
Angelique Kerber: ranking and results
Ranked no. 22, Kerber reached the semifinal after beating Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-2, Elina Svitolina 7-5 2-6 6-4, Jelena Ostapenko 4-6 6-2 7-5 and Petra Kvitova 6-4 3-3 ret..
The German has a 23-11 win-loss record in 2021, 8-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Bad Homburg where she overcame Katerina Siniakova in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in Cincinnati The German didn’t play in Cincinnati in 2020.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 6th time that Ashleigh Barty and Angelique Kerber face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Barty (see full H2H stats), but Kerber leads 2-1 on hard.
Previously, the last time they squared off, Barty won 6-3 7-6(3) in the semifinal in London back in July 2021.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ashleigh Barty who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ashleigh Barty is the pick to win this match.
Ashleigh Barty -> 1.35
Angelique Kerber -> 3.44
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Karolina Pliskova vs. Jil Teichmann
Head to head 0-0
Karolina Pliskova will compete against Jil Teichmann in the semifinal for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT.
Karolina Pliskova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 4, Pliskova got to the semifinal after defeating Yulia Putintseva 6-3 6-2, Jessica Pegula 6-4 7-65 and Paula Badosa Gibert 7-5 2-0 ret..
The Czech has a 30-15 win-loss record in 2021, 16-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Pliskova’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Rome,in Wimbledon and Montreal.
Last year in Cincinnati Karolina lost in the 2nd round 7-5 6-4 to Veronika Kudermetova.
Jil Teichmann: ranking and results
Ranked no. 76, the Swiss reached the semifinal after beating Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-0, Bernarda Pera 6-1 6-4, Naomi Osaka 3-6 6-3 6-3 and Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-2.
Belen Teichmann has a 17-13 win-loss record in 2021, 14-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Belen Teichmann’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide and Dubai.
Last year in Cincinnati The Swiss lost in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4 to Anett Kontaveit.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Karolina Pliskova and Jil Teichmann since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karolina Pliskova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Karolina Pliskova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Pliskova -> 1.5
Jil Teichmann -> 2.74
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Western & Southern Open
- Jaroslav PospisilPospisil – Vit KoprivaKopriva (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Western & Southern Open
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Angelique KerberKerber (3-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
