Naomi Osaka vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich — Madrid Round of 16

Madrid · WTA · Round of 16
Naomi Osaka
JPN1
Naomi Osaka
#13WTA
1987ELO
1886Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2019
clay
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
BLR
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
#143WTA
1726ELO
1655Clay ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
Osaka N.
6-2 6-3
Sasnovich A.
Osaka N.
662
Sasnovich A.
230

Naomi Osaka defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-3 in the Madrid round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-24BeijingR64hardAliaksandra Sasnovich1-6 6-4 6-2
2019-08-12CincinnatiR32hardNaomi Osaka7-6(3) 2-6 6-2
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardNaomi Osaka6-0 6-0
2016-09-19TokyoQFhardNaomi Osaka6-3 7-6(6)
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Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

Sasnovich A.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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

Statistics

This season
Osaka N.Sasnovich A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
4.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Sasnovich A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
61
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
79
Break points won·Even
97
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Osaka N.Sasnovich A.
Freshness·Clear edge
85
100

Osaka N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Sasnovich A.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Bertens K.[7]
Halep S.[3]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Bertens K.[7]
Stephens S.[8]
6-27-5
Halep S.[3]
Bencic B.
6-26-726-0
Quarter-finals
Bencic B.
Osaka N.[1]
3-66-27-5
Bertens K.[7]
Kvitova P.[2]
6-26-3
Stephens S.[8]
Martic P.
6-46-3
Halep S.[3]
Barty A.[9]
7-57-5
R16
Kvitova P.[2]
Garcia C.
6-36-3
Bertens K.[7]
Sevastova A.[12]
6-16-2
Stephens S.[8]
Zheng S.
3-66-36-2
Barty A.[9]
Putintseva Y.
4-66-16-2
Halep S.[3]
Hruncakova V.
6-06-0
Bencic B.
Baindl K.
6-06-2
Osaka N.[1]
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Martic P.
Vekic D.
4-66-33-0
R32
Kvitova P.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-37-65
Zheng S.
Cornet A.
6-23-66-4
Garcia C.
Cirstea S.
6-43-66-1
Sevastova A.[12]
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[7]
Ostapenko J.
6-46-3
Vekic D.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
Stephens S.[8]
Azarenka V.
6-42-66-2
Putintseva Y.
Parmentier P.
6-44-66-3
Barty A.[9]
Collins D.
6-11-66-1
Hruncakova V.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-47-62
Halep S.[3]
Konta J.
7-56-1
Bencic B.
Kuznetsova S.
7-642-66-3
Sasnovich A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-2
Osaka N.[1]
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-653-66-0
Martic P.
Kerber A.[4]
W/O
Baindl K.
Pliskova K.[5]
7-52-66-4
R64
Cornet A.
Wozniacki C.[11]
3-0
Osaka N.[1]
Cibulkova D.
6-27-66
Kvitova P.[2]
Kenin S.
6-16-4
Mladenovic K.
Strycova B.
6-36-1
Garcia C.
Hsieh S.
7-56-2
Cirstea S.
Keys M.[13]
3-66-46-1
Sevastova A.[12]
Flipkens K.
0-66-36-2
Stephens S.[8]
Hercog P.
6-27-64
Parmentier P.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-47-66
Putintseva Y.
Begu I.
6-46-3
Collins D.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-4
Barty A.[9]
Saville D.
6-16-2
Hruncakova V.
Goerges J.[16]
7-56-4
Konta J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-1
Halep S.[3]
Gasparyan M.
6-06-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Yastremska D.
5-77-656-3
Bencic B.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Sabalenka A.[10]
7-56-4
Sasnovich A.
Kontaveit A.[14]
0-66-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-43-66-1
Kerber A.[4]
Tsurenko L.
6-36-2
Schmiedlova A.
Mertens E.
7-57-65
Baindl K.
Zhang S.
6-36-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Sakkari M.
6-36-3
Buzarnescu M.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Ostapenko J.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-1
Bertens K.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Martic P.
Muguruza G.
7-57-62
Pliskova K.
Kostyuk M.
3-66-36-2
Vekic D.
Wang Q.[15]
7-56-4
Zheng S.
Wang Y.
7-57-63
Azarenka V.
Kasatkina D.
7-56-4