Naomi Osaka vs Saisai Zheng — Madrid Qualifying Round 1

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Naomi Osaka
JPN
Naomi Osaka
#13WTA
1987ELO
1886Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 May 2016
clay
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Osaka N.
6-4 7-6
Zheng S.
Osaka N.
6772
Zheng S.
463–

Naomi Osaka defeated Saisai Zheng 6-4 7-6 in the Madrid qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsR64hardNaomi Osaka6-1 6-4
2020-01-20Australian OpenR64hardNaomi Osaka6-2 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Statistics

This season
Osaka N.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
67%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
19
Break points saved·Dominant
96
16
Break points won·Dominant
97
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Osaka N.Zheng S.
Freshness·
88
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Osaka N.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Puig M.
Broady N.
3-66-36-3
Chirico L.
Duque Marino M.
7-56-1
Siniakova K.
Mattek Sands B.
6-21-66-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Osaka N.
7-53-2
Tig P.
Sakkari M.
5-76-46-4
Lucic M.
Watson H.
7-646-2
Vesnina E.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-0
Siegemund L.
Brengle M.
6-46-1
Q1
Sasnovich A.
Konjuh A.
6-46-3
Vesnina E.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-06-3
Brengle M.
Hercog P.
6-46-4
Siegemund L.
Pliskova K.
6-26-3
Duque Marino M.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-2
Chirico L.
Falconi I.
6-16-1
Mattek Sands B.
Vekic D.
6-16-2
Siniakova K.
Bondarenko K.
4-66-26-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Pous Tio L.
6-16-3
Osaka N.
Zheng S.
6-47-63
Broady N.
Dodin O.
6-26-4
Puig M.
Pironkova T.
6-24-66-2
Tig P.
Gibbs N.
7-57-66
Sakkari M.
Goerges J.
7-647-5
Lucic M.
De La Torre Sanchez R.
6-26-0
Watson H.
Hradecka L.
7-697-64