Looking at Angelique Kerber, the German superstar looked very strong during the opening round as she defeated Wang Qiang in straight sets. As usual, Angelique Kerber’s defensive game was exceptional and that allowed her to receive serve well. Angelique Kerber won 55% of her receiving points which allowed her to break her opponent’s serve on 5 occasions. The serving was also solid as Kerber won 88% of her service games. Kerber is looking in good touch and she should be tough to beat in this tournament. 

This will be the first time that Angelique Kerber and Dayana Yastremska will be playing each other at a WTA event. 

Dayana Yastremska has shown great promise over the past 12 months but she has not looked her best over the past few matches. With that in mind, I am picking Angelique Kerber to win this match. Kerber looked in exceptional form during the previous round and I see her bringing that form into this match. Angelique Kerber is the stronger player and I see her being good enough to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.