Jelena Ostapenko is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Jelena has defeated Tamara Zidansek 7-5 6-1 and Jennifer Brady 6-72 5-4 ret. to reach the 3rd round where she will face Angelique Kerber.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Jelena Ostapenko’s projected draw and the plausible opponents in Western & Southern Open. The Latvian has a weak record (5-9) with the presumable opposition.
R3 – Angelique Kerber’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Angelique Kerber has a 21-11 record in 2021, 6-5 on hard. In the course of the last 17 years, Angelique has a 336-171 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of this season was winning the tournament in Bad Homburg where she overcame Katerina Siniakova in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Angelique didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Jelena Ostapenko vs. Angelique Kerber
This match would represent the 3rd time that Jelena Ostapenko and Angelique Kerber play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Ostapenko and Kerber (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Petra Kvitova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-3 for Petra Kvitova
Petra Kvitova has a 23-13 record in 2021, 12-7 on hard. Regarding the last 15 years, Petra 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 year was conquering the competition in Doha where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 6-2 6-1.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Kvitova surrendered to Marie Bouzkova in the 2nd round 2-6 7-5 6-2.
H2H Jelena Ostapenko vs. Petra Kvitova
This match would represent the 8th time that Jelena Ostapenko and Petra Kvitova fight against each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Jelena Ostapenko may compete against Ons Jabeur. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Jelena Ostapenko.
1/2 – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty has a 36-7 win-loss record in 2021, 15-3 on hard. During the last 11 years, Barty has a 150-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Australian won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of this season was winning the tournament in Melbourne where she beat 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 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 Ashleigh didn’t play in this event.
H2H Jelena Ostapenko vs. Ashleigh Barty
This would be the 5th time that Jelena Ostapenko and Ashleigh Barty play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Barty (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.
However, Jelena Ostapenko may take on Garbine Muguruza. Their H2H is 3-1 for Garbine Muguruza.
Final – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka has a 17-4 win-loss record in 2021, 15-2 on hard. Regarding the previous 8 years, Naomi has a 155-70 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Japanese won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of the season was winning the competition 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 Jelena Ostapenko vs. Naomi Osaka
This match would represent the 2nd time that Jelena Ostapenko and Naomi Osaka square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Jelena Ostapenko may fight against Karolina Pliskova. Their H2H is 5-3 for Karolina Pliskova.
