Ashleigh Barty vs Barbora Krejcikova Odds & Prediction – Western & Southern Open Quarterfinals
By Robert Duff in Tennis
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- Ashleigh Barty is the -330 favorite to defeat Barbora Krejcikova in their quarterfinal match at the WTA Western & Southern Open on Friday, August 20
- Barty dismantled defending champion Victoria Azarenka 6-0, 6-2 in third-round action
- Krejcikova worked three sets to get past Garbine Muguruza
Ashleigh Barty is looking every bit like the #1 player in the world. That’s bad news for Barbora Krejcikova and anyone else who ends up standing in Barty’s way at the WTA Western & Southern Open.
Krejcikova is next up for Barty in Friday’s quarterfinals. The reigning French Open champion defeated Garbina Muguruza in three sets in third-round action.
Meanwhile, Barty was dispatching defending Western & Southern Open champion Victoria Azarenka in their third-round match. The Aussie needed just 14 games to advance to the quarterfinals.
The world #1 is the -330 betting choice to defeat Krejcikova in their quarterfinal matchup.
Barty vs Krejcikova Western & Southern Open Quarterfinal Odds
| Player | Moneyline | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashleigh Barty | -330 | -3.5 (-150) | O 20.5 (-125) |
| Barbora Krejcikova | +255 | +3.5 (+110) | U 20.5 (-105) |
Odds as of August 19 at DraftKings
Their match is slated for an 11:00 am ET start. The Tennis Channel will be broadcasting the action.
Barty Works Fast
Barty put the pedal to the medal from the opening serve against Azarenka. She won the first 10 games of the match.
World #13 Azarenka, the #14 seed in the tournament, never stood a chance against the top-seeded Australian. The match was over in 71 minutes. It was the most lopsided defeat suffered by Azarenka during the past 14 years.
There have only been two prior matches in Azarenka’s career in which she has managed to win just two games. Both came in 2007 when she was 17 years old. She suffered a 6-1, 6-1 loss to Romina Oprandi in the opening round of Amelia Island. Azarenka was also beaten 6-1, 6-1 by Karin Knapp in the first round of the French Open.
Practically perfect in every way 💅@ashbarty improves to 13-1 against Top 20 players in 2021, putting on a masterclass against defending champion Azarenka 6-0, 6-2.#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/OUIHyOpUQQ
— Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 19, 2021
Barty fired 25 winners during the match. She broke Azarenka’s service five times. Azarenka never got to game point once during the first-set shutout.
Azarenka has only lost a set 6-0 nine times over her pro career. It hadn’t happened to her since 2018. The outcome marked the sixth 6-0 set Barty has won by in 2021.
Interestingly enough, two of the three players with more 6-0 set wins this season were clashing in the third round to see who’d get to play Barty –Â Krejcikova (seven) and WTA leader Muguruza (nine).
Czeching In
Krejcikova is among three Czech players who reached the quarterfinals in this Cincinnati-based tournament. Petra Kvitova and Karolina Pliskova are also through to the final eight.
Krejcikova, the #9 seed, battled hard to overcome #8 seed Muguruza. She won a three-set marathon 6-1, 6-7(5-7), 6-2 that lasted two hours and 24 minutes. It avenged her earlier-season loss to Muguruza in the final at Dubai. At that point, Krejcikova wasn’t ranked in the top 50 in the world. Today, she is 10th in the WTA rankings.
THREE SET THRILLER 🔥
🇨🇿 @BKrejcikova fights her way into the quarterfinals defeating Muguruza in three sets! 💪#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/N5jdthFpJr
— wta (@WTA) August 19, 2021
The French Open champion recorded 14 aces and won 86% of her first-service points in overcoming two-time Grand Slam champion Muguruza. Krejcikova was able to save all five of the break points she ended up facing.
It took her six match points before Krejcikova was able to finally overcome Muguruza.
Barty Holds Edge
This duo has only met once previously but it was recently and Barty was the winner. She downed Krejcikova 7-5, 6-3 in the round of 16 this year at Wimbledon. That was en route to her tournament title.
Barty's first top ten win came in the 2nd round of the 2017 Western & Southern Open.
As a qualifier, Barty defeated Venus Williams 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.@ashbarty | #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/nScAjFSpmy
— TENNIS (@Tennis) August 17, 2021
It’s taken Barty two hours and 57 minutes of playing time to get to the quarterfinals. At the same time, Krejcikova was grinding out five hours and 17 minutes on court to reach this stage. She’s played two tiebreakers through seven sets and one extra match. Barty was afforded a first-round bye.
Ashleigh Barty vs Barbora Krejcikova Stats
| 1 | ATP Ranking | 10 |
| 12 | ATP Titles | 3 |
| 18 | ATP Final Appearances | 5 |
| 37-7 | W-L (2021) | 39-11 |
| 80.7% | Service Games Won | 70.9% |
| 39.0% | Return Games Won | 39.6% |
| 66.0% | Break Points Saved | 54.8% |
| 255 | Aces | 124 |
Barty is 16-3 on hard courts this season, while Krejcikova is 19-11. The Aussie also more than doubles her Czech opponent in service aces this season (255-124).
Barty is 9-1 over her last 10 matches, including her Wimbledon title. This is her first tournament action since competing at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.
Barbora Krejcikova just keeps winning. The Roland Garros champion has now won 25 of her last 27 matches after defeating Garbiñe Muguruza, 61 67(5) 62 to advance to the #CincyTennis QFs.
Fired 14 aces and went unbroken on the day.
She’ll face No.1 Ash Barty. pic.twitter.com/jakOANIU93
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) August 19, 2021
Krejcikova is also 9-1 in her last 10 matches since losing to Barty at Wimbledon. Her run of success inclues a tournament victory in Prague.
Pick: Ashleigh Barty (-330); Barty 2-1 (+300)
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An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
