Petra Kvitova and Angelique Kerber will square off in the quarter of the Western & Southern Open for the 16th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:00 pm on GRANDSTAND. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Petra Kvitova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Petra Kvitova is the pick to win this match.
Petra Kvitova -> 1.6
Angelique Kerber -> 2.46
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Prediction and head to head Petra Kvitova vs. Angelique Kerber
This will be the 16th time that Petra Kvitova and Angelique Kerber fight against each other. The head to head is 8-7 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Kerber won 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) in the semifinal in Bad Homburg back in June 2021.
Highlights Angelique Kerber vs Petra Kvitova – Bad Homburg 25-June-2021
Petra Kvitova
Ranked no. 11, Petra reached the quarter after beating Madison Keys 7-5 6-4, Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 6-4 and Ons Jabeur 6-1 6-2.
In the 3rd round, Petra had a good straight sets win against Jabeur (6-1 6-2). During the match, Kvitova scored 60 points vs Jabeur’s 40. The Czech was very aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kvitova managed to score 2 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Petra Kvitova was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (20/28) of her 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. Kvitova broke Jabeur 5 times after converting 38% of her break points (5/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Petra started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to conquer 57% of the points she played.
Kvitova has an impressive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 70% of her matches (370-158). 13-7 on hard in 2021. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kvitova has a compiled 209-90 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in in Doha where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 6-2 6-1.
The Czech has an overall 24-13 win-loss record in 2021, 13-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2012 and 2018. See her history.
Angelique Kerber
Ranked no. 22, the German reached the quarter after defeating Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-2, Elina Svitolina 7-5 2-6 6-4 and Jelena Ostapenko 4-6 6-2 7-5.
In the 3rd round against Ostapenko, Kerber recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 7-5). During the match Kerber scored 104 points vs Ostapenko’s 87. The German was exceptionally aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Kerber made 4 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Angelique Kerber lost the serve 4 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Kerber put 65% of her first serves in, winning 62% (40/65) of the points behind her 1st serve and 60% (21/35) on the 2nd serve. Kerber broke Ostapenko 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Angelique started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in in Bad Homburg where she beat Katerina Siniakova in the final 6-3 6-2.
Kerber has an overall 22-11 win-loss record in 2021, 7-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kvitova | Kerber |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 76 |
| Pts | 197-151 | 263-235 |
| Total Points | 348 | 498 |
| Winners | 84 | 105 |
| %Winners | 43% | 40% |
Both Kvitova and Kerber played 3 matches. At the moment, Angelique Kerber surrendered 2 sets while Petra Kvitova hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Kvitova has played 2 set(s) less than Kerber (6 vs 8). Therefore, Kvitova played 21 games less than Kerber. Kvitova scored 84 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Kerber scored 105 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kvitova | Kerber |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 2 |
| 1st in | 113/176 | 176/262 |
| %1st in | 64% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 84/113 | 105/176 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 60% |
| 2nd pts | 33/63 | 45/86 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 52% |
Kvitova managed to score 21 aces (7 per match). Kerber bagged 6 aces (2 per match). Kvitova won 74% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Kerber won 60% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kvitova | Kerber |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 18 |
| Converted | 13/32 | 18/35 |
| % Converted | 41% | 51% |
| Conceded | 17 | 36 |
| Saved | 13 | 24 |
| % Saved | 76% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 12 |
Kvitova broke her opponents 13 times with a 41% conversion rate. Kvitova surrendered her serve 4 times and she saved 76% of the break points that she conceded. The German broke her opponents 18 times with a 51% conversion rate. The German conceded her serve 12 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kvitova | |||||
| R1 Keys |
R2 Kudermetova |
R3 Jabeur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 18 | 15 | 55 | |
| pts | 72-64 | 65-47 | 60-40 | 197-151 | |
| Total points | 136 | 112 | 100 | 348 | |
| Winners | 38 | 26 | 20 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 40% | 33% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 10 | 2 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 50/78 | 35/52 | 28/46 | 113/176 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 67% | 61% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 38/50 | 26/35 | 20/28 | 84/113 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 74% | 71% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 9/17 | 10/18 | 33/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 53% | 56% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 5/12 | 5/13 | 13/32 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 42% | 38% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 50% | 75% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Kerber | |||||
| R1 Sakkari |
R2 Svitolina |
R3 Ostapenko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 7-5 2-6 6-4 | 4-6 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 30 | 30 | 76 | |
| pts | 63-45 | 96-103 | 104-87 | 263-235 | |
| Total points | 108 | 199 | 191 | 498 | |
| Winners | 25 | 40 | 40 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 42% | 38% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 41/56 | 70/106 | 65/100 | 176/262 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 66% | 65% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 25/41 | 40/70 | 40/65 | 105/176 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 57% | 62% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/15 | 16/36 | 21/35 | 45/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 44% | 60% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/11 | 6/11 | 18/35 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 55% | 55% | 51% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 18 | 11 | 36 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 12/18 | 7/11 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 67% | 64% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | |
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