Jessica Pegula is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Pegula has defeated Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-2 and Simona Halep w/o to reach the 3rd round where she will face Karolina Pliskova.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Jessica Pegula’s projected draw with the likely opposition in Western & Southern Open. Pegula has a a good record (5-2) against the presumable opponents.
R3 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-0 for Jessica Pegula
Karolina Pliskova has a 28-15 win-loss record in 2021, 14-8 on hard. Talking about the previous 14 years, Karolina has a 278-140 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pliskova won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Pliskova’s most significant result of the year was getting to the final in Rome, in Wimbledon and Montreal.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Pliskova was defeated by Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd round 7-5 6-4.
H2H Jessica Pegula vs. Karolina Pliskova
This contest would be 5th time that Jessica Pegula and Karolina Pliskova face off. 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 record 0-0
Elena Rybakina has a 26-17 record in 2021, 13-10 on hard. As for the last 7 years, the Kazakhstani has a 73-39 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rybakina won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Rybakina’s most significant achievement of the season was reaching the bronze in Tokyo.
Last year in Western & Southern Open the Kazakhstani surrendered to Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 1st round 7-5 7-6(6).
H2H Jessica Pegula vs. Elena Rybakina
There is no head to head record between Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Alternatively, Jessica Pegula could square off with Paula Badosa Gibert. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/2 – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Naomi Osaka has a 17-4 record in 2021, 15-2 on hard. Talking about the previous 8 years, the Japanese has a 155-70 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Osaka won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of the current year was conquering 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 Jessica Pegula vs. Naomi Osaka
This would be the 3rd time that Jessica Pegula and Naomi Osaka fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Osaka on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Jessica Pegula could play Belinda Bencic. Their head to head is 2-0 for Belinda Bencic.
Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty has a 36-7 win-loss record in 2021, 15-3 on hard. Talking about the previous 11 years, the Australian 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 achievement of the current season was winning the competition in Melbourne where she defeated 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 defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 3-6 6-0 6-3, and at the Wimbledon where she defeated Karolina Pliskova in the final 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3.
Last year in Western & Southern Open the Australian didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Jessica Pegula vs. Ashleigh Barty
This contest would be 2nd time that Jessica Pegula and Ashleigh Barty face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Barty (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Jessica Pegula may take on Garbine Muguruza. Their H2H is 1-0 for Jessica Pegula.