Naomi Osaka vs Shuai Zhang — Beijing Quarter-final

Beijing · WTA · Quarter-final
Naomi Osaka
JPN8
Naomi Osaka
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Osaka N.
3-6 6-4 7-5
Zhang S.
Osaka N.
3672
Zhang S.
6451

Naomi Osaka defeated Shuai Zhang 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, defending last year's round of 64. Naomi Osaka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-15CincinnatiR64hardShuai Zhang6-4 7-5
2018-05-07MadridR64clayShuai Zhang6-1 7-5
2017-04-03CharlestonR32clayNaomi Osaka6-4 6-4
2017-03-06Indian WellsR64hardNaomi Osaka6-4 6-2
2016-09-12Japan Open TokyoR16hardShuai Zhang6-3 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving77% hold

wins 62% 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.Zhang S.
70
Serve
17
60
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
Osaka N.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
62
Break points saved·Dominant
96
55
Break points won·Clear edge
97
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Osaka N.Zhang S.
Freshness·Slight edge
85
96

Osaka N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 30%

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.[2]
Sevastova A.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[2]
Wang Q.
6-16-3
Sevastova A.
Osaka N.[8]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Wang Q.
Sabalenka A.
7-57-5
Osaka N.[8]
Zhang S.
3-66-47-5
Sevastova A.
Cibulkova D.
6-37-65
Wozniacki C.[2]
Siniakova K.
6-26-2
R16
Wozniacki C.[2]
Kontaveit A.
7-56-4
Osaka N.[8]
Goerges J.[10]
6-16-2
Sabalenka A.
Garcia C.[4]
5-77-636-0
Cibulkova D.
Stephens S.[9]
4-66-26-3
Zhang S.
Kerber A.[3]
6-12-66-0
Siniakova K.
Bertens K.[11]
6-46-3
Wang Q.
Pliskova K.[7]
6-46-4
Sevastova A.
Vekic D.
6-36-2
R32
Sevastova A.
Keys M.[17]
W/O
Zhang S.
Babos T.
6-16-2
Kerber A.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.
7-646-1
Stephens S.[9]
Zheng S.
6-16-3
Vekic D.
Jabeur O.
7-656-4
Wozniacki C.[2]
Martic P.
7-56-3
Bertens K.[11]
Flipkens K.
6-16-1
Wang Q.
Ostapenko J.[12]
6-06-0
Goerges J.[10]
Tsurenko L.
6-44-62-2
Pliskova K.[7]
Sasnovich A.
6-36-4
Osaka N.[8]
Collins D.
6-16-0
Cibulkova D.
Saville D.
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.
Siegemund L.
2-66-36-2
Siniakova K.
Krunic A.
7-626-2
Garcia C.[4]
Hercog P.
7-626-3
Sabalenka A.
Muguruza G.[14]
7-56-4
R64
Jabeur O.
Halep S.[1]
6-10-0
Siegemund L.
Kasatkina D.[13]
6-34-2
Pliskova K.[7]
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Tsurenko L.
Petkovic A.
6-27-62
Goerges J.[10]
Konta J.
6-24-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Putintseva Y.
6-16-0
Kerber A.[3]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-2
Zheng S.
Yastremska D.
6-46-3
Stephens S.[9]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-786-46-4
Babos T.
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Zhang S.
Mertens E.[15]
6-13-66-3
Keys M.[17]
Pera B.
6-36-4
Sevastova A.
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Martic P.
Strycova B.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.
Duan Y.
6-36-2
Muguruza G.[14]
Makarova K.
6-06-4
Osaka N.[8]
Diyas Z.
6-46-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Bencic B.
6-26-3
Vekic D.
Sakkari M.
6-16-4
Krunic A.
Svitolina E.[6]
0-66-47-64
Bertens K.[11]
Cirstea S.
6-26-0
Flipkens K.
Boulter K.
4-66-27-5
Garcia C.[4]
Wang Y.
7-6106-746-3
Collins D.
Bacsinszky T.
6-23-66-3
Saville D.
Kvitova P.[5]
6-26-1
Siniakova K.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-56-4
Hercog P.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-1
Ostapenko J.[12]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-63
Sasnovich A.
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-1