Elina Svitolina vs Naomi OsakaMiami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
#10WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2018
hard
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Svitolina E.
6-4 6-2
Osaka N.
Svitolina E.
662
Osaka N.
420

Elina Svitolina defeated Naomi Osaka 6-4 6-2 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #10, defending last year's round of 64. Elina Svitolina narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

25
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-27MontrealQFhardNaomi Osaka6-2 6-2
2024-03-18MiamiR64hardNaomi Osaka6-2 7-6(5)
2019-01-14Australian OpenQFhardNaomi Osaka6-4 6-1
2018-02-19DubaiQFhardElina Svitolina6-2 6-4
2016-09-19TokyoSFhardNaomi Osaka1-6 6-3 6-2
2016-01-18Australian OpenR64hardNaomi Osaka6-4 6-4
2014-10-06OsakaR16hardElina Svitolina3-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Osaka N.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

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

Svitolina E.Osaka N.
48
Serve
70
57
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
6.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
89
91
Break points saved·Even
93
96
Break points won·Even
99
97
Deciding sets·Even
99
99
Tiebreaks·Even
92
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
98
85

Svitolina E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Osaka N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw