Ashleigh Barty and Angelique Kerber will face off in the semifinal of Wimbledon for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:30 pm on Centre Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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 -> 1.46
Angelique Kerber -> 2.98
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Prediction and head to head Ashleigh Barty vs. Angelique Kerber
This will be the 5th time that Ashleigh Barty and Angelique Kerber clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Barty and Kerber (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they competed against each other, Barty won 7-5 6-1 in the 3rd round in Wuhan back in 2018.
Ashleigh Barty
Currently world no. 1 Barty reached the semifinal after defeating Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-71 6-1, Anna Blinkova 6-4 6-3, Katerina Siniakova 6-3 7-5, Barbora Krejcikova 7-5 6-3 and Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1 6-3.
In the quarter, Ashleigh had a good straight sets win against Tomljanovic (6-1 6-3). During the match, Barty scored 61 points vs Tomljanovic’s 41. Barty was extremely aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Talking about the service games, Barty managed to score 5 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Ashleigh Barty lost the serve twice and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Barty put 57% of her first serves in, winning 69% (18/26) of the points behind her 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the 2nd serve. Ashleigh broke Tomljanovic 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ashleigh started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points she played.
Barty has a remarkable record in the last 10 years having won 75% of her matches (276-94). 5-0 on grass in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Barty has an aggregate 55-15 match record in the last years on grass.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in in Melbourne where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4 and in in Miami where she beat Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 6-3 4-0 ret. and in in Stuttgart where she overcame Aryna Sabalenka in the final 3-6 6-0 6-3.
Ashleigh has a composed 33-6 win-loss record in 2021, 5-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Wimbledon
Previously, her best result was reaching the 4th round in 2019. See her history.
Angelique Kerber
Ranked no. 28, the German reached the semifinal after defeating Nina Stojanovic 6-4 6-3, Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-5 5-7 6-4, Aliaksandra Sasnovich 2-6 6-0 6-1, Cori Gauff 6-4 6-4 and Karolina Muchova 6-2 6-3.
In the quarter, Kerber had a good straight sets win against Muchova (6-2 6-3). During the match Kerber scored 64 points vs Muchova’s 48. The German was exceptionally aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Kerber scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 4 double faults. Angelique Kerber lost the serve once and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Kerber put 61% of her first serves in, winning 68% (28/41) of the points behind her 1st serve and 54% (14/26) on the 2nd serve. The German broke Muchova 4 times after converting 67% of her break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The German started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in in Bad Homburg where she overcame Katerina Siniakova in the final 6-3 6-2.
The German has an aggregate 19-10 win-loss record in 2021, 11-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Barty | Kerber |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 104 | 111 |
| Pts | 395-306 | 390-312 |
| Total Points | 701 | 702 |
| Winners | 159 | 158 |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% |
Both Barty and Kerber played 5 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ashleigh Barty surrendered 1 set, while Angelique Kerber conceded 2 sets. Barty has played 1 set(s) less than Kerber (11 vs 12). Therefore, Barty played 7 games less than Kerber. Ashleigh scored 159 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Angelique made 158 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Barty | Kerber |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 38 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 7.6 | 2.2 |
| 1st in | 211/360 | 228/344 |
| %1st in | 59% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 159/211 | 158/228 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 69/149 | 59/116 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 51% |
Barty recorded 38 aces (7.6 per match). Kerber blasted 11 aces (2.2 per match). Barty won 75% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Kerber won 69% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Barty | Kerber |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 25 | 25 |
| Converted | 25/51 | 25/46 |
| % Converted | 49% | 54% |
| Conceded | 33 | 39 |
| Saved | 23 | 26 |
| % Saved | 70% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 13 |
Ashleigh broke her opponents 25 times with a 49% conversion rate. Ashleigh dropped her serve 10 times and she saved 70% of the break points that she conceded. The German broke her opponents 25 times with a 54% conversion rate. The German conceded her serve 13 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded.
| Barty | |||||||
| R1 Suarez Navarro |
R2 Blinkova |
R3 Siniakova |
R4 Krejcikova |
1/4 Tomljanovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-71 6-1 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-3 7-5 | 7-5 6-3 | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 104 | |
| pts | 93-66 | 77-63 | 83-68 | 81-68 | 61-41 | 395-306 | |
| Total points | 159 | 140 | 151 | 149 | 102 | 701 | |
| Winners | 49 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 159 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 35% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 56/84 | 39/74 | 49/79 | 41/77 | 26/46 | 211/360 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 53% | 62% | 53% | 57% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 49/56 | 27/39 | 33/49 | 32/41 | 18/26 | 159/211 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 69% | 67% | 78% | 69% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/28 | 14/35 | 17/30 | 16/36 | 11/20 | 69/149 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 40% | 57% | 44% | 55% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 | |
| Converted | 5/5 | 6/15 | 4/13 | 4/7 | 6/11 | 25/51 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 40% | 31% | 57% | 55% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 33 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 5/8 | 5/7 | 8/10 | 2/4 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 63% | 71% | 80% | 50% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Kerber | |||||||
| R1 Stojanovic |
R2 Sorribes Tormo |
R3 Sasnovich |
R4 Gauff |
1/4 Muchova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 7-5 5-7 6-4 | 2-6 6-0 6-1 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 111 | |
| pts | 71-53 | 118-105 | 72-49 | 65-57 | 64-48 | 390-312 | |
| Total points | 124 | 223 | 121 | 122 | 112 | 702 | |
| Winners | 20 | 50 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 158 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 42% | 44% | 43% | 44% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 25/47 | 80/111 | 40/59 | 42/60 | 41/67 | 228/344 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 72% | 68% | 70% | 61% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 20/25 | 50/80 | 32/40 | 28/42 | 28/41 | 158/228 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 63% | 80% | 67% | 68% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/22 | 12/31 | 9/19 | 9/18 | 14/26 | 59/116 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 39% | 47% | 50% | 54% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 8/14 | 5/9 | 4/5 | 4/6 | 25/46 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 57% | 56% | 80% | 67% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 39 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 13/20 | 2/4 | 4/6 | 7/8 | 26 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 65% | 50% | 67% | 88% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
Head 2 Head
LWWWLLLLLW Tennis Scores – Wimbledon
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Ons JabeurJabeur (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Viktorija GolubicGolubic (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Angelique KerberKerber – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Angelique KerberKerber (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (0-2) – H2H and prediction
