Garbine Muguruza is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Garbine has defeated Caroline Garcia 6-4 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Barbora Krejcikova.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Garbine Muguruza’s projected draw including the presumable opponents in Western & Southern Open. Muguruza has a unfavourable record (3-9) against the plausible opponents.
R3 – Barbora Krejcikova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Garbine Muguruza
Barbora Krejcikova has a 38-11 record in 2021, 20-7 on hard. During the previous 11 years, Barbora has a 72-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this season was conquering the competition in Strasbourg where she defeated Sorana Cirstea in the final 6-3 6-3, at the French Open where she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final 6-1 2-6 6-4, and in Prague where she overcame Tereza Martincova in the final 6-2 6-0.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Barbora didn’t play in this event.
H2H Garbine Muguruza vs. Barbora Krejcikova
This would be the 2nd time that Garbine Muguruza and Barbora Krejcikova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Muguruza (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty has a 36-7 record in 2021, 15-3 on hard. During the previous 11 years, the Australian 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 year was conquering the title in Melbourne where she beat Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4, in Miami where she overcame Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 6-3 4-0 ret., in Stuttgart where she beat 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 take part in the competition.
H2H Garbine Muguruza vs. Ashleigh Barty
This would be the 5th time that Garbine Muguruza and Ashleigh Barty square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Barty (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Garbine Muguruza may face Victoria Azarenka. Their head to head record is 2-2.
1/2 – Petra Kvitova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-1 for Petra Kvitova
Petra Kvitova has a 23-13 win-loss record in 2021, 12-7 on hard. In the course of the last 15 years, the Czech has a 256-130 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kvitova won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Doha where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 6-2 6-1.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Kvitova lost to Marie Bouzkova in the 2nd round 2-6 7-5 6-2.
H2H Garbine Muguruza vs. Petra Kvitova
This contest would be 7th time that Garbine Muguruza and Petra Kvitova clash against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Garbine Muguruza could come up against Angelique Kerber. Their head to head is 5-3 for Garbine Muguruza.
Final – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka has a 17-4 record in 2021, 15-2 on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, Osaka 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 result of this current year was winning the competition at the Australian Open where she beat Jennifer Brady in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Naomi capitulated to Victoria Azarenka in the final w/o.
H2H Garbine Muguruza vs. Naomi Osaka
This would be the 2nd time that Garbine Muguruza and Naomi Osaka play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Garbine Muguruza could fight against Karolina Pliskova. Their H2H record is 8-2 for Karolina Pliskova.
