Shuai Zhang vs Naomi Osaka — Japan Open Tokyo Round of 16

Japan Open Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
Shuai Zhang
CHN6
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 September 2016
hard
Naomi Osaka
JPN
Naomi Osaka
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Zhang S.
6-3 6-2
Osaka N.
Zhang S.
662
Osaka N.
320

Shuai Zhang defeated Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-2 in the Japan Open Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-15CincinnatiR64hardShuai Zhang6-4 7-5
2018-10-01BeijingQFhardNaomi Osaka3-6 6-4 7-5
2018-05-07MadridR64clayShuai Zhang6-1 7-5
2017-04-03CharlestonR32clayNaomi Osaka6-4 6-4
2017-03-06Indian WellsR64hardNaomi Osaka6-4 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Osaka N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Serve advantage — Osaka N.

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

Zhang S.Osaka N.
17
Serve
70
58
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Osaka N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.3
6.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Osaka N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
91
Break points saved·Dominant
55
96
Break points won·Clear edge
83
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Osaka N.
Freshness·Slight edge
99
88

Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Osaka N.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mchale C.[7]
Siniakova K.
3-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Mchale C.[7]
Cepelova J.
6-43-67-5
Siniakova K.
Zhang S.[6]
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Mchale C.[7]
Golubic V.
6-35-76-3
Cepelova J.
Nara K.
3-66-46-1
Siniakova K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-4
Zhang S.[6]
Lepchenko V.
6-746-16-3
R16
Zhang S.[6]
Osaka N.
6-36-2
Lepchenko V.
Larsson J.[4]
6-23-66-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-1
Golubic V.
Linette M.
6-26-756-3
Mchale C.[7]
Peterson R.
2-66-27-64
Nara K.
Putintseva Y.[3]
6-26-2
Cepelova J.
Jang S.
6-36-1
Siniakova K.
Chirico L.
6-45-77-63
R32
Lepchenko V.
Ozaki R.
6-06-2
Larsson J.[4]
Lisicki S.
6-36-2
Chirico L.
Bondarenko K.[8]
6-47-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Hibino N.
6-26-4
Sasnovich A.
Doi M.[1]
7-56-3
Cepelova J.
Brengle M.[5]
6-16-4
Siniakova K.
Lottner A.
6-16-4
Jang S.
Zheng S.
4-66-36-3
Linette M.
Sema E.
6-16-0
Peterson R.
Kato M.
6-37-69
Nara K.
Paszek T.
6-26-2
Osaka N.
Kontaveit A.
6-06-2
Golubic V.
Wickmayer Y.[2]
6-17-67
Mchale C.[7]
Baindl K.
6-43-67-65
Putintseva Y.[3]
Sakkari M.
6-46-3
Zhang S.[6]
Hozumi E.
7-641-66-3