Magda Linette vs Naomi OsakaWashington Round of 16

Washington · WTA · Round of 16
#51WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018
hard
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Linette M.
6-2 3-6 6-3
Osaka N.
Linette M.
6362
Osaka N.
2631

Magda Linette defeated Naomi Osaka 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Washington round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Magda Linette claimed a first win over Naomi Osaka in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Magda Linette closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-26US OpenR64hardNaomi Osaka6-2 6-4
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardNaomi Osaka6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Linette M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Osaka N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Linette M.

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

Linette M.Osaka N.
26
Serve
70
10
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·Slight edge
63%
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
56%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.2
6.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
79
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
96
Break points won·Clear edge
75
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
89
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
88
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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 73%