Petra Kvitova and Angelique Kerber will face off in the semifinal of the Bad Homburg Open for the 15th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 pm on Centre Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Petra Kvitova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Petra Kvitova is the pick to win this match.
Petra Kvitova -> 1.59
Angelique Kerber -> 2.49
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Prediction and head to head Petra Kvitova vs. Angelique Kerber
This will be the 15th time that Petra Kvitova and Angelique Kerber face off. The head to head is 8-6 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they played, Kvitova won 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round in Madrid back in May 2021.
Highlights Petra Kvitova vs Angelique Kerber – Madrid 01-May-2021
Petra Kvitova
Ranked no. 12, Petra reached the semifinal after beating Katarzyna Piter 4-6 6-1 6-4, Ann Li 6-2 6-74 6-1 and Nadia Podoroska 6-3 7-610.
In the quarter, Kvitova had a good straight sets win against Podoroska (6-3 7-610). During the match, Kvitova scored 87 points vs Podoroska’s 75. Kvitova was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kvitova bagged 2 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Petra Kvitova lost the serve twice and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Kvitova put 65% of her first serves in, winning 71% (36/51) of the points behind her 1st serve and 43% (12/28) on the 2nd serve. Kvitova broke Podoroska 3 times after converting 60% of her break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Petra started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 2 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points she played.
Kvitova has a marvellous match record in the last 10 years having won 70% of her matches (365-153). 3-0 on grass in 2021. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kvitova has an aggregate 43-12 match record in the last years on grass.
Her best result of the season was conquering the title in in Doha where she overcame Garbine Muguruza in the final 6-2 6-1.
Petra has a composed 19-8 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Bad Homburg
Kvitova has never competed in this tournament before.
Angelique Kerber
Ranked no. 28, Kerber reached the semifinal after defeating Ekaterina Yashina 6-1 6-1, Anna Blinkova 6-0 6-2 and Amanda Anisimova 2-6 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter against Anisimova, Kerber recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-3). During the match Kerber scored 86 points vs Anisimova’s 77. Kerber was pretty aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Kerber fired 4 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Angelique Kerber lost the serve 4 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kerber put 67% of her first serves in, winning 66% (31/47) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. The German broke Anisimova 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kerber started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 60% of the points she played.
Angelique has an aggregate 12-10 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kvitova | Kerber |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 77 | 54 |
| Pts | 280-234 | 199-132 |
| Total Points | 514 | 331 |
| Winners | 120 | 77 |
| %Winners | 43% | 39% |
Both Kvitova and Kerber played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Petra Kvitova lost 2 sets, while Angelique Kerber surrendered 1 set. Kvitova has played 1 set more than Kerber (8 vs 7). Therefore, Kvitova played 23 games more than Kerber. Petra scored 120 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The German managed to score 77 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kvitova | Kerber |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 171/268 | 103/147 |
| %1st in | 64% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 120/171 | 77/103 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 51/97 | 24/44 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 55% |
Kvitova fired 16 aces (5.3 per match). Kerber blasted 5 aces (1.7 per match). Kvitova won 70% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Kerber won 75% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kvitova | Kerber |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 15 |
| Converted | 12/22 | 15/26 |
| % Converted | 55% | 58% |
| Conceded | 21 | 9 |
| Saved | 16 | 5 |
| % Saved | 76% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
Petra broke her opponents 12 times with a 55% conversion rate. Kvitova lost her serve 5 times and she saved 76% of the break points that she conceded. Kerber broke her opponents 15 times with a 58% conversion rate. Kerber conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 56% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kvitova | |||||
| R1 Piter |
R2 Li |
1/4 Podoroska |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-1 6-4 | 6-2 6-74 6-1 | 6-3 7-610 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 28 | 22 | 77 | |
| pts | 87-69 | 106-90 | 87-75 | 280-234 | |
| Total points | 156 | 196 | 162 | 514 | |
| Winners | 37 | 47 | 36 | 120 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 44% | 41% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 50/85 | 70/104 | 51/79 | 171/268 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 67% | 65% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 37/50 | 47/70 | 36/51 | 120/171 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 67% | 71% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/35 | 21/34 | 12/28 | 51/97 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 62% | 43% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 4/9 | 3/5 | 12/22 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 44% | 60% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 6/6 | 6/8 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 100% | 75% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Kerber | |||||
| R1 Yashina |
R2 Blinkova |
1/4 Anisimova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-0 6-2 | 2-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 14 | 26 | 54 | |
| pts | 53-25 | 60-30 | 86-77 | 199-132 | |
| Total points | 78 | 90 | 163 | 331 | |
| Winners | 25 | 21 | 31 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 35% | 36% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 32/43 | 24/34 | 47/70 | 103/147 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 71% | 67% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 25/32 | 21/24 | 31/47 | 77/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 88% | 66% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/11 | 7/10 | 11/23 | 24/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 70% | 48% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/5 | 5/11 | 5/10 | 15/26 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 45% | 50% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 0/0 | 2/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 33% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLWWWLLLW Tennis Scores in Bad Homburg
- Angelique KerberKerber – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (2-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska (6-3 7-610) – See score progression
- Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (w/o) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska (6-3 7-6(10)) – See score progression
- Angelique KerberKerber – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (2-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Angelique KerberKerber (8-6) – H2H and prediction
- Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (0-1) – H2H and prediction
