Naomi Osaka vs Anastasija Sevastova — Brisbane Quarter-final

Brisbane · WTA · Quarter-final
Naomi Osaka
JPN2
Naomi Osaka
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT8
Anastasija Sevastova
#293WTA
1719ELO
1664Hard ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Osaka N.
3-6 6-0 6-4
Sevastova A.
Osaka N.
3662
Sevastova A.
6041

Naomi Osaka defeated Anastasija Sevastova 3-6 6-0 6-4 in the Brisbane quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-27MontrealR16hardNaomi Osaka6-1 6-0
2019-01-14Australian OpenR16hardNaomi Osaka4-6 6-3 6-4
2018-10-01BeijingSFhardAnastasija Sevastova6-4 6-4
2018-02-12DohaR32hardAnastasija Sevastova6-4 6-1
2017-08-07TorontoR32hardNaomi Osaka6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

Sevastova A.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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.Sevastova A.
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.Sevastova A.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Sevastova A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
73
Break points won·Slight edge
97
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
64

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

Freshness

Recent load
Osaka N.Sevastova A.
Freshness·
85
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[3]
Sasnovich A.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Tsurenko L.
4-67-56-2
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[3]
Pliskova K.[2]
7-57-5
Sasnovich A.
Sevastova A.[7]
7-636-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Vekic D.
6-36-4
Tsurenko L.
Osaka N.[2]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Sasnovich A.
Cornet A.
3-66-26-3
Sevastova A.[7]
Krunic A.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.[3]
Konta J.[5]
1-67-663-2
Pliskova K.[2]
Kanepi K.
3-67-56-2
Osaka N.[2]
Sevastova A.[8]
3-66-06-4
Tsurenko L.
Kontaveit A.
7-56-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Tomljanovic A.
6-11-66-1
Vekic D.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-0
R16
Krunic A.
Muguruza G.[1]
5-77-631-2
Svitolina E.[3]
Konjuh A.
6-36-1
Konta J.[5]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-16-4
Sevastova A.[7]
Cirstea S.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Bellis C.
6-16-1
Cornet A.
Lucic M.
6-17-5
Sasnovich A.
Kontaveit A.
1-67-626-3
Kanepi K.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Kontaveit A.
Kvitova P.[4]
7-57-61
Tsurenko L.
Birrell K.
6-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Konta J.
6-27-62
Vekic D.
Bertens K.[6]
7-651-67-5
Sasnovich A.
Svitolina E.[1]
6-40-66-3
Osaka N.[2]
Aiava D.
6-36-2
Sevastova A.[8]
Dart H.
6-26-0
Pliskova K.[5]
Bouzkova M.
7-56-2
R32
Cornet A.
Garcia C.[4]
3-66-30-0
Bellis C.
Bondarenko K.
6-27-5
Kanepi K.
Kasatkina D.
6-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Barty A.[8]
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-4
Tomljanovic A.
Aiava D.
6-16-4
Sasnovich A.
Mladenovic K.[6]
1-66-37-5
Kontaveit A.
Watson H.
6-06-3
Lucic M.
Maria T.
6-44-66-0
Cirstea S.
Brady J.
7-636-1
Krunic A.
Witthoeft C.
7-57-62
Konta J.[5]
Keys M.
4-66-46-3
Konjuh A.
Bertens K.
6-16-2
Sevastova A.[7]
Stosur S.
6-16-3
Aiava D.
Mladenovic K.
6-37-62
Dart H.
Hon P.
1-66-36-4
Sevastova A.[8]
Saville D.
6-36-3
Tsurenko L.
Buzarnescu M.
6-06-2
Birrell K.
Kasatkina D.[7]
5-76-47-63
Tomljanovic A.
Siniakova K.
1-66-36-0
Vekic D.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Putintseva Y.
4-66-36-4
Kontaveit A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-06-3
Kvitova P.[4]
Collins D.
6-767-666-3
Bouzkova M.
Stosur S.
4-66-26-2
Konta J.
Stephens S.[3]
6-46-3
Bertens K.[6]
Mertens E.
6-26-766-4
Sasnovich A.
Potapova A.
6-47-5