Naomi Osaka vs Heather Watson — GBR vs JPN Round Robin
Naomi Osaka defeated Heather Watson 6-2 6-3 in the GBR vs JPN round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Naomi Osaka dropped just 5 games past Heather Watson.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedOsaka N. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
10 shared · last 12 monthsOsaka N. and Watson H. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Osaka N. went 4–8 (33%) against them, Watson H. 4–8 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).
4–833%Osaka N. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents4–833%Watson H. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
9–17Sets12–17
106–129Games123–138
2–1Tiebreaks0–1
1–1Deciding sets1–4
vs Mertens E.#19L4-6 6-1 4-6Wuhan · hardL4-6 4-6Luxembourg · hard
vs Putintseva Y.#82L3-6 3-6Hobart · hardL5-7 6-7Australian Open · hard
vs Sorribes Tormo S.#194W6-3 7-6Wimbledon · grassL3-6 6-0 1-6Seoul · hard
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vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654L3-6 3-6Hong Kong · hardW6-4 6-3Eastbourne · grass
vs Wozniacki C.L2-6 6-7Eastbourne · grassL2-6 6-3 5-7Eastbourne · grass
vs Strycova B.W6-1 0-6 6-4Wimbledon · grassW6-1 1-6 6-4Eastbourne · grass
vs Kontaveit A.W6-2 7-6Dubai · hardL0-6 3-6Brisbane · hard
vs Svitolina E.#7Hard to compareL2-6 4-6Dubai · hardL2-6 7-5 3-6Birmingham · grass
vs Sevastova A.#625Hard to compareL4-6 1-6Doha · hardW6-0 6-4Wimbledon · grass
vs Halep S.Hard to compareL3-6 2-6Australian Open · hardL4-6 1-6ROU vs GBR · clay
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Osaka N. leads 2–020
- Osaka N.April 2018GBR vs JPNThis matchHard6-2 6-3
- Osaka N.August 2017TorontoHard6-1 4-1
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchOsaka N.Watson H.2 125ELO1 7301 953Hard ELO1 6357–3Last 106–420Age25180 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $27.1M2026 $2.5MEarningsCareer $6.1M2026 $146K
Cite this
Naomi Osaka beat Heather Watson 6-2 6-3. Umpiry, "Naomi Osaka vs Heather Watson — GBR vs JPN Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-04-21/osaka-vs-watson-gbr-vs-jpn-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 21 April 2018).