Karolina Pliskova is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Pliskova has defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3 6-2 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Jessica Pegula.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Karolina Pliskova’s projected draw together with the projected opponents in Western & Southern Open. The Czech has a losing record (5-13) with the likely opposition.
R3 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-0 for Jessica Pegula
Jessica Pegula has a 32-15 record in 2021, 22-8 on hard. Talking about the last 13 years, Jessica has a 143-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jessica won 6 of her last 10 matches.
The American’s most significant result of this current season was getting to the semifinal in Doha and Montreal.
Last year in Western & Southern Open the American lost to Elise Mertens in the quarter 6-1 6-3.
H2H Karolina Pliskova vs. Jessica Pegula
This contest would be 5th time that Karolina Pliskova and Jessica Pegula fight against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Elena Rybakina
Elena Rybakina has a 26-17 record in 2021, 13-10 on hard. Regarding the last 7 years, Rybakina has a 73-39 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Elena won 6 of her last 10 matches.
The Kazakhstani’s most significant achievement of this year was reaching the bronze in Tokyo.
Last year in Western & Southern Open the Kazakhstani was overcome by Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 1st round 7-5 7-6(6).
H2H Karolina Pliskova vs. Elena Rybakina
This contest would be 2nd time that Karolina Pliskova and Elena Rybakina square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Karolina Pliskova could come up against Paula Badosa Gibert. Their head to head is 1-0 for Karolina Pliskova.
1/2 – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Karolina Pliskova
Naomi Osaka has a 17-4 record in 2021, 15-2 on hard. During the last 8 years, the Japanese 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 achievement of the season was winning the title 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 Karolina Pliskova vs. Naomi Osaka
This contest would be 6th time that Karolina Pliskova and Naomi Osaka fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Karolina Pliskova could play Belinda Bencic. Their head to head is 1-0 for Belinda Bencic.
Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-2 for Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty has a 36-7 win-loss record in 2021, 15-3 on hard. As for the previous 11 years, Ashleigh has a 150-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Australian won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of the year was conquering the tournament in Melbourne where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4, in Miami where she defeated Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 6-3 4-0 ret., in Stuttgart where she overcame 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 play in this tournament.
H2H Karolina Pliskova vs. Ashleigh Barty
This contest would be 9th time that Karolina Pliskova and Ashleigh Barty face off. The head to head is 6-2 for Barty (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Karolina Pliskova could come up against Garbine Muguruza. Their H2H is 8-2 for Karolina Pliskova.
