Indian Wells 2021: Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova Preview, Head to Head, Prediction and Live Stream for BNP Paribas Open

Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova

In the second round of the WTA-1000 Indian Wells 2021, World No. 15 and the 10th seeded Angelique Kerber will take on World No. 53 Katerina Siniakova.

Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova: Match Details

Tournament: Indian Wells Open 2021
Match: Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova
Round: 2nd Round
Date: 9th October 2021
Prize Money: $29,045
Surface: Outdoor hard court

Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova: Preview

Runner-up at the 2019 Indian Wells, Angelique Kerber is all set to begin her 11th campaign at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The 33-year old German had a bye in the first round given her seeding. Kerber last played at the 2021 Ostrava Open where she was defeated in the 1st round itself by Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann. She had reached the 4th round at the 2021 US Open.

Katerina Siniakova picks up her fourth 2nd round win at the Indian Wells as she defeats Kim Clijsters 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 in the first round this year. Siniakova is making her 6th appearance in the desert and is yet to go past the 3rd round, having reached the stage only once, in 2017. Siniakova also comes from a 1st round defeat at the Ostrava Open.

Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova: Head to Head

This will be the 7th meeting between the duo and the 3rd of the season between them. After a 1st round meeting at the 2021 Grampian’s Trophy in Australia, they met again in the finals of the inaugural 2021 Bad Homburg Open with Kerber winning on both occasions. Angelique leads the head-to-head tie 5-1.

Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova: Prediction

Katerina will come into the clash with a career Hardcourt record of 98-86 and is 9-9 on the surface for the season while having an overall season record of 23-17 across all surfaces. Kerber will take the court with a career Hardcourt record of 341-173 and is 11-7 for the season on the surface. Her all-surface record for the season stands at 26-14.

Looking at these numbers, their recent form and past few performances, it seems that Angelique Kerber will be the one heading into the next round.

Prediction: Angelique Kerber to win in 3-sets.

Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova: Broadcast and Live stream details

Country	Channel
China	CCTV
Shanghai	Shanghai Media
India	VOOT SELECT
Japan	WOWOW/NHK
Sub-Continent	MSM (Sony)
United Kingdom	Amazon PrimeVideo
Middle East	BeIn Sport
Brazil	Globosat
Canada	Tennis Canada/Rogers Sportsnet/TSN
Caribbean	ESPN International
South America	ESPN International
United States	Tennis Channel

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Tags: Angelique Kerber Indian Wells Open 2021 Katerina Siniakova

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