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Patna : World No 1 & top seed Ashleigh Barty, 25, Australia, defeated World No 22 Angelique Kerber, 33, Germany, the winner of three Grand Slam singles titles, in straight sets in semi-finals on August 21, 2021, night, to reach final of WTA Western & Southern Open, a hardcourt event, at Cincinati, Ohio, USA. Reigning Wimbledon champion Barty beat 2018 Wimbledon champion Kerber 6-2, 7-5 to reach final of Western & Southen Open.
Barty hammered 12 Aces during the match just 1 by Kerber. The Australian won 5 break points during the match to 2 by the German. The top seed also won 6 games in a row during the match to 3 by Kerber. Barty, in all, won 69 points during the match to 51 by the German.
In the second semi-final, 5th seed Karolina Pliskova, 29, Czech Republic, will clash with World No 76 JilTeichmann, 24, Switzerland, after August 21, 2021, midnight.