Ashleigh Barty is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. The Australian has defeated Heather Watson 6-4 7-63, Victoria Azarenka 6-0 6-2 and Barbora Krejcikova 6-2 6-4 to reach the semifinal where she will face Angelique Kerber.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Ashleigh Barty’s projected draw including the likely opponents in Western & Southern Open. The Australian has a a good record (9-4) with the likely opponents.
1/2 – Angelique Kerber’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Ashleigh Barty
Angelique Kerber has a 23-11 record in 2021, 8-5 on hard. During the previous 17 years, Angelique has a 338-171 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The German won 9 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of the year was conquering the competition in Bad Homburg where she defeated Katerina Siniakova in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Kerber didn’t take part in the competition.
H2H Ashleigh Barty vs. Angelique Kerber
This match would represent the 6th time that Ashleigh Barty and Angelique Kerber clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Barty (see full H2H stats), but Kerber leads 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Final – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-2 for Ashleigh Barty
Karolina Pliskova has a 30-15 record in 2021, 16-8 on hard. In the previous 14 years, Pliskova has a 280-140 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pliskova won 8 of her last 10 matches.
The Czech’s best result of this season was reaching the final in Rome, in Wimbledon and Montreal.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Karolina was defeated by Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd round 7-5 6-4.
H2H Ashleigh Barty vs. Karolina Pliskova
This would be the 9th time that Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova clash against each other. The head to head is 6-2 for Barty (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Ashleigh Barty could face Jil Teichmann. Their H2H is 0-0.
