Angelique Kerber and Leylah Annie Fernandez will face off in the 4th round of the U.S. Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:00 pm on Louis Armstrong Stadium. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Angelique Kerber who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Angelique Kerber is the pick to win this match.
Angelique Kerber -> 1.34
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 3.52
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Prediction and head to head Angelique Kerber vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez
There is no head to head record between Angelique Kerber and Leylah Annie Fernandez since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Angelique Kerber
Ranked no. 17, Kerber reached the 4th round after defeating Dayana Yastremska 3-6 6-4 7-63, Anhelina Kalinina 6-3 6-2 and Sloane Stephens 5-7 6-2 6-3.
In the 3rd round against Stephens, Kerber recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-2 6-3). During the match, Kerber scored 94 points vs Stephens’s 82. Kerber was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kerber blasted 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Angelique Kerber lost the serve twice and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kerber put 80% of her first serves in, winning 68% (45/66) of the points behind her 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the 2nd serve. Angelique broke Stephens 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kerber started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has lost 2 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points she played.
Kerber has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 68% of her matches (404-189). 11-6 on hard in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Kerber has an overall 235-112 record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in in Bad Homburg where she beat Katerina Siniakova in the final 6-3 6-2.
Kerber has an overall 26-12 win-loss record in 2021, 11-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, she won this tournament once in 2016. See her history.
Leylah Annie Fernandez
Ranked no. 73, Annie reached the 4th round after defeating Ana Konjuh 7-63 6-2, Kaia Kanepi 7-5 7-5 and Naomi Osaka 5-7 7-62 6-4.
In the 3rd round against Osaka, The Canadian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-62 6-4). During the match Annie scored 99 points vs Osaka’s 93. The Canadian was extremely aggressive to blast 58 winners.
About the serving games, Annie managed to score 6 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Leylah Annie Fernandez was quite effective on serve to win 78% (58/74) of her 1st serve and 53% (10/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve twice. Leylah broke Osaka twice after converting 40% of her break points (2/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Canadian started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Her best result of the year was conquering the title in in Monterrey where she defeated Viktorija Golubic in the final 6-1 6-4.
Annie has an aggregate 20-15 win-loss record in 2021, 14-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kerber | Annie |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 78 | 80 |
| Pts | 262-220 | 267-240 |
| Total Points | 482 | 507 |
| Winners | 109 | 137 |
| %Winners | 42% | 51% |
Both Kerber and Annie played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Angelique Kerber surrendered 2 sets, while Leylah Annie Fernandez lost 1 set. Kerber has played 1 set more than Annie (8 vs 7). However, it’s interesting to notice that Kerber played 2 games less than Annie. The German scored 109 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Annie fired 137 winners (51%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kerber | Annie |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 159/231 | 183/247 |
| %1st in | 69% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 109/159 | 137/183 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 35/72 | 30/64 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 47% |
Kerber blasted 4 aces (1.3 per match). Annie scored 11 aces (3.7 per match). Kerber won 69% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Annie won 75% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kerber | Annie |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 9 |
| Converted | 15/25 | 9/21 |
| % Converted | 60% | 43% |
| Conceded | 18 | 23 |
| Saved | 9 | 18 |
| % Saved | 50% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 5 |
Angelique broke her opponents 15 times with a 60% conversion rate. Kerber conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. Annie broke her opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Canadian conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 78% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kerber | |||||
| R1 Yastremska |
R2 Kalinina |
R3 Stephens |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-4 7-63 | 6-3 6-2 | 5-7 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 17 | 29 | 78 | |
| pts | 103-98 | 65-40 | 94-82 | 262-220 | |
| Total points | 201 | 105 | 176 | 482 | |
| Winners | 39 | 25 | 45 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | 48% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 58/92 | 35/56 | 66/83 | 159/231 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | 80% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 39/58 | 25/35 | 45/66 | 109/159 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 71% | 68% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/34 | 10/21 | 10/17 | 35/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 48% | 59% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/6 | 5/10 | 15/25 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 83% | 50% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
| Saved | 3/8 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 38% | 60% | 60% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Annie | |||||
| R1 Konjuh |
R2 Kanepi |
R3 Osaka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-2 | 7-5 7-5 | 5-7 7-62 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 24 | 35 | 80 | |
| pts | 75-67 | 93-80 | 99-93 | 267-240 | |
| Total points | 142 | 173 | 192 | 507 | |
| Winners | 36 | 43 | 58 | 137 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 46% | 59% | 51% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 55/72 | 54/82 | 74/93 | 183/247 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 66% | 80% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 36/55 | 43/54 | 58/74 | 137/183 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 80% | 78% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/17 | 12/28 | 10/19 | 30/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 43% | 53% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/9 | 2/5 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 33% | 40% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 7/8 | 3/5 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 88% | 60% | 76% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Maria SakkariSakkari – Petra KvitovaKvitova (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Greetje MinnenMinnen (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Elise MertensMertens – Ons JabeurJabeur (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
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- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
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- Simona HalepHalep – Elena RybakinaRybakina (7-611 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (6-4 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Angelique KerberKerber – Sloane StephensStephens (5-7 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Shelby RogersRogers – Ashleigh BartyBarty (6-2 1-6 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Emma RaducanuRaducanu – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Petra KvitovaKvitova (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Varvara GrachevaGracheva – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Shelby RogersRogers – Emma RaducanuRaducanu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Belinda BencicBencic – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Simona HalepHalep (5-5) – H2H and prediction
- Angelique KerberKerber – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Elise MertensMertens – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (2-5) – H2H and prediction
