Barty vs Kerber: The World Number 1 in Women’s division Australian tennis Star Ashleigh Barty will take on number 25 seeded German Angelique Kerber on Thursday, 08th July 2021, at 06:00 PM IST Live from Centre Court in Semifinal of Wimbledon 2021.
When & Where to watch Wimbledon 2021 Live: Ashleigh Barty vs Angelique Kerber Semi-finals Wimbledon
The Live action of Wimbledon 2021 will telecast on Star Sports network and Disney + Hotstar.
Match Details:
- Women’s Singles: Ashleigh Barty vs Angelique Kerber
- Time: 06:00* PM IST Live
- Date: Thursday, 08th July 2021
- Location: Centre Court
- Competition: Semi-finals of Wimbledon 2021
- TV: Star Sports & Disney +Hotstar (Network Channel)
LIVE LINK:
https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/index.html
https://www.hotstar.com/in/sports/tennis/tournament/wimbledon-2021-295
Match Preview:
Ashleigh Barty is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Wimbledon. The Australian has defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-71 6-1, Anna Blinkova 6-4 6-3, Katerina Siniakova 6-3 7-5, Barbora Krejcikova 7-5 6-3 and Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1 6-3 to reach the semifinal where she will face Angelique Kerber.
Ashleigh Barty has the weapons to beat Angelique Kerber in the Wimbledon  semi-finals. The World No.1 is backed to win in straight sets.
Head to Head
Ashleigh Barty is 2-2 against Angelique Kerber. They shared wins in 2017 before Kerber won 6-4 6-4 in Sydney in 2018.
They met again in 2018, Barty winning 7-5 6-1 in Wuhan.
Angelique Kerber Stats
Angelique Kerber has a 19-10 win-loss record in 2021, 11-1 on grass. During the last 1 years, Angelique has a 11-1 record on grass. The German will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Angelique Kerber has won her last 10 matches. The 33-year-old reached one quarter-final in 10 tournaments but that all changed on the grass in Bad Homburg.
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The former World No.1 beat Ekaterina Yashina, Amanda Anisimova, Petra Kvitova and Katerina Siniakova on her way to winning the title. Kerber kept that form going at Wimbledon.. She beat Nina Stojanovic, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Aliaksandra Sasnovich before a 6-4 6-4 win against Cori Gauff.
The German beat Karolina Muchova 6-2 6-3 in the fourth round. She saved 7/8 break points, hitting 15 winners and 21 unforced errors.
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Ashleigh Barty Form
Ashleigh Barty has won three tournaments in 2021. She has won 23 of her last 25 completed matches. The World No.1 won the Yarra Valley Classic, Miami and Stuttgart before reaching the final in Madrid where she lost 6-0 3-6 6-4 to Aryna Sabalenka.
Barty reached the quarter-finals in Rome where she retired hurt. She retired hurt in the second round at the French Open. The Australian beat Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-7 6-1 in the first round at Wimbledon.. She beat Anna Blinkova 6-4 6-3, Katerina Siniakova 6-3 7-5 and Barbora Krejcikova 7-5 6-3.
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Ashleigh Barty beat Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1 6-3 in the fourth round. She saved 2/4 break points with Tomljanovic hitting just 5 winners.
