Naomi Osaka vs Kurumi Nara — Birmingham Qualifying Round 1

Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Naomi Osaka
JPN
Naomi Osaka
#13WTA
1987ELO
1793Grass ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 June 2016
grass
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Osaka N.
6-2 6-3
Nara K.
Osaka N.
662
Nara K.
23–

Naomi Osaka defeated Kurumi Nara 6-2 6-3 in the Birmingham qualifying round 1 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kurumi Nara came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Naomi Osaka claimed a first win over Kurumi Nara in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-09-11TokyoR32hardKurumi Nara6-3 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nara K.

Nara K.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Nara K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
68%
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%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
0.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Nara K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
5
Break points saved·Dominant
96
14
Break points won·Clear edge
97
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Osaka N.Nara K.
Freshness·
85
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Osaka N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Pironkova T.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-4
Mchale C.
Linette M.
6-46-3
Paszek T.
Tatishvili A.
6-36-2
Siniakova K.
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Q2
Pironkova T.
Pliskova K.
6-37-68
Linette M.
King V.
6-46-4
Siniakova K.
Robson L.
6-16-3
Paszek T.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-2
Tatishvili A.
Savchuk O.
6-47-5
Mchale C.
Osaka N.
6-00-0
Bondarenko K.
Koukalova K.
6-44-66-1
Krunic A.
Shinikova I.
6-16-2
Q1
Kudryavtseva A.
Lucic M.
6-26-4
Siniakova K.
Vekic D.
6-36-0
Robson L.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-1
Pironkova T.
Boulter K.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.
Taylor G.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Xu Y.
1-67-6126-2
Bondarenko K.
Dodin O.
6-37-63
Savchuk O.
Chirico L.
4-67-697-65
Tatishvili A.
Dart H.
6-44-66-1
Paszek T.
Duval V.
6-26-736-1
King V.
Burrage J.
7-56-4
Linette M.
Kucova K.
6-26-3
Osaka N.
Nara K.
6-26-3
Mchale C.
Davis L.
6-26-3
Shinikova I.
Klepac A.
6-26-4
Krunic A.
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-3