Naomi Osaka vs Angelique Kerber — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
Naomi Osaka
JPN
Naomi Osaka
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2017
hard
GER6
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Osaka N.
6-3 6-1
Kerber A.
Osaka N.
662
Kerber A.
310

Naomi Osaka defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending the title. Naomi Osaka narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-29Paris OlympicsR64clayAngelique Kerber7-5 6-3
2022-03-21MiamiR64hardNaomi Osaka6-2 6-3
2018-10-22SingaporeRRhardAngelique Kerber6-4 5-7 6-4
2018-07-02WimbledonR32grassAngelique Kerber6-2 6-4
2017-10-02BeijingR64hardAngelique Kerber6-2 7-5
2017-09-18TokyoR32hardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

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

Osaka N.Kerber A.
70
Serve
—
60
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Osaka N.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Even
91
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
91
Break points won·Even
97
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
95
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Osaka N.Kerber A.
Freshness·
85
—

Osaka N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.
Keys M.[15]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Keys M.[15]
Vandeweghe C.[20]
6-16-2
Stephens S.
Williams V.[9]
6-10-67-5
Quarter-finals
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Pliskova K.[1]
7-646-3
Stephens S.
Sevastova A.[16]
6-33-67-64
Keys M.[15]
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Williams V.[9]
Kvitova P.[13]
6-33-67-62
R16
Pliskova K.[1]
Brady J.
6-16-0
Keys M.[15]
Svitolina E.[4]
7-621-66-4
Kanepi K.
Kasatkina D.
6-46-4
Williams V.[9]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-33-66-1
Stephens S.
Goerges J.[30]
6-33-66-1
Sevastova A.[16]
Sharapova M.
5-76-46-2
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Safarova L.
6-47-62
Kvitova P.[13]
Muguruza G.[3]
7-636-3
R32
Pliskova K.[1]
Zhang S.[27]
3-67-56-4
Brady J.
Niculescu M.
6-34-67-63
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Radwanska A.[10]
7-54-66-4
Safarova L.
Nara K.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Rogers S.
6-47-5
Keys M.[15]
Vesnina E.[17]
2-66-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Ostapenko J.[12]
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Osaka N.
6-32-67-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.
6-13-66-3
Kvitova P.[13]
Garcia C.[18]
6-06-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Rybarikova M.[31]
6-16-1
Goerges J.[30]
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Sevastova A.[16]
Vekic D.
6-26-3
Sharapova M.
Kenin S.
7-56-2
Stephens S.
Barty A.
6-26-4
Williams V.[9]
Sakkari M.
6-36-4
R64
Pliskova K.[1]
Gibbs N.
2-66-36-4
Brady J.
Strycova B.[23]
6-16-1
Radwanska A.[10]
Putintseva Y.
7-56-2
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Jabeur O.
7-666-2
Safarova L.
Hibino N.
6-13-66-2
Nara K.
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-33-66-3
Rogers S.
Saville D.[25]
7-664-67-65
Vesnina E.[17]
Flipkens K.
6-46-4
Keys M.[15]
Maria T.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.[12]
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Osaka N.
Allertova D.
6-34-67-5
Makarova K.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-26-756-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Lucic M.[29]
4-67-646-2
Williams V.[9]
Dodin O.
7-56-4
Kvitova P.[13]
Cornet A.
6-16-2
Garcia C.[18]
Alexandrova E.
4-66-36-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Duan Y.
6-46-0
Krunic A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Goerges J.[30]
Zheng S.
6-26-1
Barty A.
Sasnovich A.
6-17-67
Vekic D.
Peng S.[22]
6-06-2
Sharapova M.
Babos T.
6-746-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Mchale C.
7-56-3
Rybarikova M.[31]
Pliskova K.
7-647-63
Sakkari M.
Rodionova A.
7-56-3
Kenin S.
Vickery S.
6-34-67-60
Sevastova A.[16]
Baindl K.
6-46-4
Stephens S.
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-25-76-3
Svitolina E.[4]
Rodina E.
6-46-4
Zhang S.[27]
Ozaki R.
6-06-3
Niculescu M.
Bogdan A.
6-23-66-3
R128
Gibbs N.
Cepede Royg V.
6-01-66-1
Strycova B.[23]
Doi M.
6-16-3
Brady J.
Petkovic A.
6-43-66-1
Bogdan A.
Townsend T.
6-44-66-3
Radwanska A.[10]
Martic P.
6-47-63
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Riske Amritraj A.
2-66-36-4
Safarova L.
Kontaveit A.[26]
6-756-16-4
Nara K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Siniakova K.
6-06-756-3
Rodina E.
Bouchard E.
7-626-1
Rogers S.
Day K.
6-24-66-4
Saville D.[25]
Kiick A.
6-26-1
Vesnina E.[17]
Blinkova A.
6-16-3
Flipkens K.
Brengle M.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Kratzer A.
6-16-1
Keys M.[15]
Mertens E.
6-37-66
Ostapenko J.[12]
Arruabarrena L.
6-21-66-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-776-26-3
Mchale C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
3-66-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Tsurenko L.[28]
6-36-1
Kanepi K.
Schiavone F.
0-66-46-2
Allertova D.
Peterson R.
6-27-65
Osaka N.
Kerber A.[6]
6-36-1
Wozniacki C.[5]
Buzarnescu M.
6-17-5
Makarova K.
Barthel M.
6-26-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Soylu I.
6-46-2
Sakkari M.
Bertens K.[24]
6-36-4
Kvitova P.[13]
Jankovic J.
7-57-5
Cornet A.
Watson H.
6-46-4
Alexandrova E.
Zaja A.
6-26-3
Garcia C.[18]
Martincova T.
6-06-1
Rybarikova M.[31]
Giorgi C.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Eguchi M.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[3]
Lepchenko V.
6-06-3
Tomljanovic A.
Larsson J.
7-56-4
Barty A.
Konjuh A.[21]
4-66-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Boserup J.
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.[11]
Cepelova J.
6-756-36-2
Sevastova A.[16]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-1
Baindl K.
Begu I.
6-27-67
Vekic D.
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-1
Kenin S.
Davis L.[32]
7-57-5
Sharapova M.
Halep S.[2]
6-44-66-3
Babos T.
Golubic V.
7-55-77-5
Jabeur O.
Minor B.
6-17-5
Goerges J.[30]
Beck A.
6-16-0
Duan Y.
Liu C.
7-687-63
Peng S.[22]
Hesse A.
6-46-1
Ozaki R.
Lao D.
6-36-757-65
Stephens S.
Vinci R.
7-56-1
Niculescu M.
Mladenovic K.[14]
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-3
Zhang S.[27]
Lisicki S.
6-746-36-0
Putintseva Y.
Zhuk S.
7-636-3
Williams V.[9]
Hruncakova V.
6-33-66-2
Rodionova A.
Hogenkamp R.
7-57-5
Hibino N.
Bellis C.
6-34-67-5
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Vondrousova M.
4-66-47-62
Vickery S.
Vikhlyantseva N.
4-66-46-1
Pliskova K.[1]
Linette M.
6-26-1
Lucic M.[29]
Puig M.
6-46-747-64
Dodin O.
Parmentier P.
3-66-07-66
Krunic A.
Konta J.[7]
4-66-36-4
Zheng S.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-43-66-1