Naomi Osaka vs Serena Williams — Miami Round of 128

Miami · WTA · Round of 128
Naomi Osaka
JPN
Naomi Osaka
#14WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2018
hard
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Osaka N.
6-3 6-2
Williams S.
Osaka N.
662
Williams S.
320

Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams 6-3 6-2 in the Miami round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenSFhardNaomi Osaka6-3 6-4
2019-08-05TorontoQFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-4
2018-08-27US OpenFhardNaomi Osaka6-2 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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.Williams S.
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.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Even
6.6
7.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 100). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Even
91
95
Break points saved·Even
96
94
Break points won·Even
97
96
Deciding sets·Even
99
98
Tiebreaks·Even
95
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Osaka N.Williams S.
Freshness·
82
—

Osaka N.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 44 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw

Final
Stephens S.[13]
Ostapenko J.[6]
7-656-1
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.[6]
Collins D.
7-616-3
Stephens S.[13]
Azarenka V.
3-66-26-1
Quarter-finals
Collins D.
Williams V.[8]
6-26-3
Stephens S.[13]
Kerber A.[10]
6-16-2
Ostapenko J.[6]
Svitolina E.[4]
7-637-65
Azarenka V.
Pliskova K.[5]
7-56-3
R16
Pliskova K.[5]
Diyas Z.
6-22-1
Collins D.
Puig M.
3-66-46-2
Williams V.[8]
Konta J.[11]
5-76-16-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Barty A.[21]
7-56-4
Kerber A.[10]
Wang Y.
6-717-656-3
Stephens S.[13]
Muguruza G.[3]
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.[30]
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.[6]
Kvitova P.[9]
7-646-3
R32
Puig M.
Sakkari M.
6-37-5
Konta J.[11]
Mertens E.[22]
6-26-1
Williams V.[8]
Bertens K.[29]
5-76-37-5
Svitolina E.[4]
Saville D.[26]
4-66-06-1
Wang Y.
Riske Amritraj A.
4-66-37-64
Kerber A.[10]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
6-46-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Mchale C.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Hsieh S.
6-41-67-64
Azarenka V.
Sevastova A.[20]
3-66-46-1
Radwanska A.[30]
Halep S.[1]
3-66-26-3
Stephens S.[13]
Niculescu M.
6-716-34-0
Ostapenko J.[6]
Haddad Maia B.
6-27-62
Barty A.[21]
Martic P.
6-46-3
Collins D.
Vekic D.
4-66-26-1
Diyas Z.
Witthoeft C.
4-67-56-0
Kvitova P.[9]
Kenin S.
3-66-26-4
R64
Azarenka V.
Keys M.[14]
7-652-0
Kerber A.[10]
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Puig M.
Wozniacki C.[2]
0-66-46-4
Sakkari M.
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-46-1
Vekic D.
Vesnina E.[24]
6-36-746-1
Collins D.
Vandeweghe C.[16]
6-31-66-1
Bertens K.[29]
Lepchenko V.
5-77-656-1
Svitolina E.[4]
Osaka N.
6-46-2
Saville D.[26]
Petkovic A.
7-636-4
Barty A.[21]
Liu C.
6-07-60
Kenin S.
Kasatkina D.[19]
3-66-26-2
Haddad Maia B.
Zhang S.[31]
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Garcia C.[7]
6-36-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
Sasnovich A.
6-23-66-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Makarova K.
7-57-5
Hsieh S.
Cirstea S.[32]
7-56-2
Diyas Z.
Kuznetsova S.[18]
6-16-3
Witthoeft C.
Goerges J.[12]
7-624-66-4
Sevastova A.[20]
Cornet A.
7-56-4
Radwanska A.[30]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-37-64
Halep S.[1]
Dodin O.
3-66-37-5
Kvitova P.[9]
Sabalenka A.
7-53-66-3
Konta J.[11]
Flipkens K.
6-46-3
Mchale C.
Strycova B.[25]
6-16-4
Wang Y.
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
7-56-3
Martic P.
Mladenovic K.[15]
3-66-46-2
Muguruza G.[3]
Anisimova A.
W/O
Mertens E.[22]
Pera B.
7-656-3
Ostapenko J.[6]
Babos T.
6-46-4
Williams V.[8]
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-56-4
Niculescu M.
Rybarikova M.[17]
6-36-3
Stephens S.[13]
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-3
R128
Puig M.
Stosur S.
6-36-4
Collins D.
Begu I.
6-16-1
Pera B.
Arruabarrena L.
7-56-4
Lepchenko V.
Golubic V.
6-45-77-5
Osaka N.
Williams S.
6-36-2
Petkovic A.
Hercog P.
6-26-0
Martic P.
Davis L.
6-17-5
Kenin S.
Voegele S.
6-46-4
Wang Y.
Vondrousova M.
6-24-67-60
Sasnovich A.
Pliskova K.
1-67-657-5
Larsson J.
Siniakova K.
4-67-657-5
Tomljanovic A.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-47-5
Anisimova A.
Wang Q.
6-31-66-2
Makarova K.
Bacsinszky T.
6-22-66-4
Hsieh S.
Boulter K.
6-47-5
Diyas Z.
Brady J.
7-57-68
Witthoeft C.
Maria T.
6-36-4
Cornet A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-27-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Bondarenko K.
6-737-56-1
Dodin O.
Cepede Royg V.
6-46-736-3
Niculescu M.
Putintseva Y.
6-26-4
Liu C.
Osuigwe W.
6-36-1
Babos T.
Barthel M.
7-656-3
Vekic D.
Giorgi C.
6-07-5
Mchale C.
Kanepi K.
1-3
Sabalenka A.
Brengle M.
6-16-4
Haddad Maia B.
Watson H.
7-636-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Linette M.
1-66-06-2
Azarenka V.
Bellis C.
6-36-0
Sakkari M.
Krunic A.
7-56-1
Flipkens K.
Buzarnescu M.
6-26-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Peterson R.
7-56-1