WTA Bad Homburg Open 2021 Finals: Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova Preview, Head to Head and Prediction


WTA Bad Homburg Open 2021 Finals: Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova Preview, Head to Head and Prediction

Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova

In the finals of the WTA Bad Homburg Open 2021, World No. 28 and the 4th-seeded Angelique Kerber will be up against World No. 76 Katerina Siniakova.

Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova : Match Details

TournamentWTA Bad Homburg Open 2021
MatchAngelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova
RoundFinals
Date26th June, 2021
Prize Money$29,200
VenueBad Homburg, Germany
SurfaceGrass Court

Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova : Preview

Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber

Angelique Kerber advances into her first final of the season as she defeats top-seeded Petra Kvitova 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) in a match that just went over the 2 hour mark. The win takes Kerber to her first final since the 2019 Eastbourne finals where she finished as the runner-up.

After a 2nd round exit at the Berlin Open 2021, Kerber has made a strong comeback ahead of the 2021 Wimbledon which will begin in 2-days’ time. Kerber won the first two rounds in straight-sets and won her quarter-final and semi-final clash in 3-sets to advance into the finals.

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Katerina Siniakova surprises everyone as she also reaches her first final of the season. She defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2, 6-4 in just under the 1.5 hour mark as she registered her 3rd straight-set win of her 4 matches this week. This will be her first final on the WTA-250 and above level since January 2018 when she finished as the runner-up at the 2018 Shenzhen Open.

Siniakova who is playing her first Grass tournament of the season was not being seen as a title contender. However, with some great wins she finds herself 2-sets away from clinching 3rd career title.

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Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova : Head to Head

Katerina Siniakova
Katerina Siniakova

This will be their 6th career meeting and 2nd on Grass. Their only Grass meeting before this came in the quarter-finals of the 2015 Birmingham Classic. Of their 5 meetings, Kerber has won 4 and leads the head-to-head tie 4-1.

Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova : Prediction

Angelique Kerber will be the title favourite at the upcoming WTA Berlin Open 2021
Angelique Kerber

Katerina will take the court with a career Grass record of 20-17 and an overall season record of 13-10. She has not had much success over the past few seasons with her 4 wins this season already her 2nd best record on Grass in her career. It will be a tough challenge for her against Kerber.

Kerber will be the favourite for this clash given her excellent record on Grass. She is 77-29 on the surface across her career and is currently on 13-10 for the season. With some good wins in the past 2 rounds, she will be confident of her chances and will aim for the title before she goes to Wimbledon chasing her 2nd Wimbledon title after winning the first in 2018.

Prediction: Angelique Kerber to win in three-sets.

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