Victoria Azarenka vs Naomi Osaka — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
Victoria Azarenka
BLR14
Victoria Azarenka
#433WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2016
hard
Naomi Osaka
JPN
Naomi Osaka
#14WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Azarenka V.
6-1 6-1
Osaka N.
Azarenka V.
662
Osaka N.
110

Victoria Azarenka defeated Naomi Osaka 6-1 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #14, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Victoria Azarenka claimed a first win over Naomi Osaka in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-31US OpenFhardNaomi Osaka1-6 6-3 6-3
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR64clayNaomi Osaka4-6 7-5 6-3
2018-05-14RomeR64clayNaomi Osaka6-0 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Osaka N.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Azarenka V.Osaka N.
—
Serve
70
—
Return
60

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Azarenka V.Osaka N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Osaka N.
Clutch Rating·Even
91
91
Break points saved·Even
94
96
Break points won·Even
99
97
Deciding sets·Even
96
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
95

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Azarenka V.Osaka N.
Freshness·
—
82

Osaka N.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 44 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
33°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 20%

Draw

Final
Kerber A.[7]
Williams S.[1]
6-43-66-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Radwanska A.[4]
6-06-4
Kerber A.[7]
Konta J.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Sharapova M.[5]
6-46-1
Radwanska A.[4]
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
6-16-3
Kerber A.[7]
Azarenka V.[14]
6-37-5
Konta J.
Zhang S.
6-46-1
R16
Williams S.[1]
Gasparyan M.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.[4]
Friedsam A.
6-76-17-5
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Saville D.
0-66-36-2
Azarenka V.[14]
Strycova B.
6-26-4
Konta J.
Makarova K.[21]
4-66-48-6
Zhang S.
Keys M.[15]
3-66-36-3
Kerber A.[7]
Beck A.
6-46-0
Sharapova M.[5]
Bencic B.[12]
7-57-5
R32
Friedsam A.
Vinci R.[13]
0-66-46-4
Gasparyan M.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-4
Bencic B.[12]
Bondarenko K.
4-66-26-4
Sharapova M.[5]
Davis L.
6-16-76-0
Saville D.
Mladenovic K.[28]
6-44-611-9
Kerber A.[7]
Brengle M.
6-16-3
Strycova B.
Muguruza G.[3]
6-36-2
Konta J.
Allertova D.
6-26-2
Makarova K.[21]
Pliskova K.[9]
6-36-2
Keys M.[15]
Ivanovic A.[20]
4-66-46-4
Zhang S.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.[4]
Puig M.
6-46-0
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Kulichkova E.
6-42-0
Azarenka V.[14]
Osaka N.
6-16-1
Beck A.
Siegemund L.
6-06-4
Williams S.[1]
Kasatkina D.
6-16-1
R64
Davis L.
Rybarikova M.
6-1
Gasparyan M.
Nara K.
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Han X.
6-36-1
Bencic B.[12]
Babos T.
6-36-3
Bondarenko K.
Kuznetsova S.[23]
6-17-5
Sharapova M.[5]
Sasnovich A.
6-26-1
Puig M.
Pliskova K.
4-67-69-7
Friedsam A.
Wang Q.
6-36-4
Vinci R.[13]
Falconi I.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Sakkari M.
6-76-26-2
Kulichkova E.
Niculescu M.
6-42-66-4
Mladenovic K.[28]
Gibbs N.
6-17-6
Saville D.
Kvitova P.[6]
6-46-4
Kerber A.[7]
Dulgheru A.
6-26-4
Brengle M.
Larsson J.
7-54-66-1
Siegemund L.
Jankovic J.[19]
3-67-66-4
Beck A.
Bacsinszky T.[11]
6-26-3
Azarenka V.[14]
Kovinic D.
6-16-2
Strycova B.
King V.
7-66-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Konta J.
Zheng S.
6-26-3
Allertova D.
Lisicki S.[30]
6-32-66-4
Makarova K.[21]
Maria T.
6-46-2
Pliskova K.[9]
Goerges J.
7-66-1
Keys M.[15]
Shvedova Y.
6-76-36-3
Ivanovic A.[20]
Sevastova A.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Arruabarrena L.
7-66-4
Zhang S.
Cornet A.
6-36-3
Osaka N.
Svitolina E.[18]
6-46-4
Radwanska A.[4]
Bouchard E.
6-46-2
Williams S.[1]
Hsieh S.
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.
Konjuh A.
6-46-3
R128
Williams S.[1]
Giorgi C.
6-47-5
Hsieh S.
Ostapenko J.
3-67-56-1
Kasatkina D.
Schmiedlova A.[27]
6-36-3
Nara K.
Dodin O.
7-66-2
Han X.
Duque Marino M.
6-22-1
Putintseva Y.
Wozniacki C.[16]
1-67-66-4
Babos T.
Watson H.
6-77-57-5
Kuznetsova S.[23]
Hantuchova D.
6-06-2
Davis L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[26]
1-66-36-4
Radwanska A.[4]
Mchale C.
6-26-3
Puig M.
Linette M.
6-36-0
Pliskova K.
Stosur S.[25]
6-47-6
Wang Q.
Stephens S.[24]
6-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Golubic V.
7-56-4
Sakkari M.
Wang Y.
6-41-66-3
Niculescu M.
Pereira T.
6-26-1
Kulichkova E.
Petkovic A.[22]
7-56-4
Mladenovic K.[28]
Cibulkova D.
6-36-4
Gibbs N.
Koukalova K.
6-22-66-1
Kvitova P.[6]
Kumkhum L.
6-36-1
Kerber A.[7]
Doi M.
6-77-66-3
Dulgheru A.
Hunter S.
6-46-2
Brengle M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Larsson J.
Begu I.[29]
6-36-2
Jankovic J.[19]
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Siegemund L.
Bertens K.
6-47-5
Beck A.
Hon P.
6-06-3
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Siniakova K.
6-37-5
Azarenka V.[14]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-06-0
Kovinic D.
Crawford S.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.[18]
Duval V.
6-26-3
Flipkens K.
Lucic M.
5-76-27-5
Muguruza G.[3]
Kontaveit A.
6-06-4
Konta J.
Williams V.[8]
6-46-2
Zheng S.
Witthoeft C.
6-16-2
Lisicki S.[30]
Cetkovska P.
6-46-4
Makarova K.[21]
Inglis M.
6-36-0
Maria T.
Govortsova O.
6-46-3
Goerges J.
Mitu C.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.[9]
Birrell K.
6-46-4
Keys M.[15]
Diyas Z.
7-66-1
Sevastova A.
Gajdosova J.
6-04-2
Ivanovic A.[20]
Patterson T.
6-26-3
Lepchenko V.
Tsurenko L.[31]
6-76-26-3
Arruabarrena L.
Zanevska M.
6-76-36-3
Cornet A.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-0
Zhang S.
Halep S.[2]
6-46-3
Bencic B.[12]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-3
King V.
Barthel M.
3-67-56-4
Strycova B.
Garcia C.[32]
6-26-4
Vinci R.[13]
Paszek T.
6-46-2
Shvedova Y.
Pironkova T.
6-46-4
Konjuh A.
Radwanska U.
0-66-46-3
Sasnovich A.
Rodina E.
6-37-6
Saville D.
Hradecka L.
7-66-4
Allertova D.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-76-3
Bouchard E.
Krunic A.
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-37-5
Gasparyan M.
Errani S.[17]
1-67-56-1
Bondarenko K.
Tomljanovic A.
7-66-3
Osaka N.
Vekic D.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.[5]
Hibino N.
6-16-3
Friedsam A.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-62-66-1
Falconi I.
Tatishvili A.
6-43-68-6