Angelique Kerber vs Naomi Osaka — Singapore Round Robin

Singapore · WTA · Round Robin
GER1
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2018
hard
Naomi Osaka
JPN3
Naomi Osaka
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Kerber A.
6-4 5-7 6-4
Osaka N.
Kerber A.
6562
Osaka N.
4741

Angelique Kerber defeated Naomi Osaka 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Singapore round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Angelique Kerber edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-29Paris OlympicsR64clayAngelique Kerber7-5 6-3
2022-03-21MiamiR64hardNaomi Osaka6-2 6-3
2018-07-02WimbledonR32grassAngelique Kerber6-2 6-4
2017-10-02BeijingR64hardAngelique Kerber6-2 7-5
2017-09-18TokyoR32hardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-4
2017-08-28US OpenR128hardNaomi Osaka6-3 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Osaka N.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

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

Kerber A.Osaka N.
—
Serve
70
—
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Kerber A.Osaka N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
62%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
63%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.4
6.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Osaka N.
Clutch Rating·Even
87
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
96
Break points won·Even
95
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kerber A.Osaka N.
Freshness·
—
88

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[6]
Stephens S.[5]
3-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[6]
Bertens K.[8]
7-56-756-4
Stephens S.[5]
Pliskova K.[7]
0-66-46-1
Round Robin
Bertens K.[8]
Osaka N.[3]
6-30-0
Pliskova K.[7]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[7]
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-26-4
Stephens S.[5]
Osaka N.[3]
7-54-66-1
Kerber A.[1]
Osaka N.[3]
6-45-76-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Pliskova K.[7]
6-32-66-3
Stephens S.[5]
Kerber A.[1]
6-36-3
Bertens K.[8]
Kerber A.[1]
1-66-36-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Wozniacki C.[2]
5-77-56-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Kvitova P.[4]
7-53-66-2
Stephens S.[5]
Bertens K.[8]
7-642-66-3