Belinda Bencic vs Naomi OsakaUS Open Round of 16

US Open · WTA · Round of 16
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2019
hard
#14WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Bencic B.
7-5 6-4
Osaka N.
Bencic B.
762
Osaka N.
54

Belinda Bencic defeated Naomi Osaka 7-5 6-4 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 128. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-13Australian OpenR32hardBelinda Bencic7-6(3) 0-0 RET
2022-03-21MiamiSFhardNaomi Osaka4-6 6-3 6-4
2019-05-06MadridQFclayBelinda Bencic3-6 6-2 7-5
2019-03-04Indian WellsR16hardBelinda Bencic6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Osaka N.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Bencic B.Osaka N.
57
Serve
70
55
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
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
6.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
89
91
Break points saved·Even
95
96
Break points won·Even
94
97
Deciding sets·Even
98
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
79
79

Bencic B.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Osaka N.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 44 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

R128
Pliskova K.
Martincova T.
7-667-63
Babos T.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-2
Cornet A.
Pegula J.
6-26-3
Tomljanovic A.
Bouzkova M.
1-67-56-1
Bogdan A.
Dart H.
6-36-1
Cirstea S.
Siniakova K.
7-56-2
Townsend T.
Baindl K.
3-66-36-2
Halep S.
Gibbs N.
6-33-66-2
Bertens K.
Badosa P.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Parmentier P.
6-17-62
Di Lorenzo F.
Kudermetova V.
7-646-2
Goerges J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
1-66-17-61
Vekic D.
Hogenkamp R.
7-646-3
Kanepi K.
Maria T.
5-77-646-3
Putintseva Y.
Brengle M.
6-36-3
Sabalenka A.
Azarenka V.
3-66-36-4
Bencic B.
Minella M.
6-36-2
Bolsova A.
Strycova B.
6-30-66-1
Wozniacki C.
Wang Y.
1-67-56-3
Collins D.
Hercog P.
6-34-66-4
Flipkens K.
Wang X.
3-66-26-2
Andreescu B.
Volynets K.
6-26-4
Kalinskaya A.
Stephens S.
6-36-4
Ahn K.
Kuznetsova S.
7-56-2
Ostapenko J.
Krunic A.
6-37-67
Riske Amritraj A.
Muguruza G.
2-66-16-3
Mertens E.
Teichmann J.
6-26-2
Pliskova K.
Parry D.
6-46-3
Petkovic A.
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.
Allertova D.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.
Osuigwe W.
6-17-5
Williams V.
Zheng S.
6-16-0
Peterson R.
Puig M.
6-36-3
Yastremska D.
Niculescu M.
6-41-66-2
Kenin S.
Vandeweghe C.
7-646-3
Siegemund L.
Frech M.
5-76-36-4
Zhu L.
Wang X.
6-36-4
Konta J.
Kasatkina D.
6-14-66-2
Gasparyan M.
Hon P.
7-646-4
Alexandrova E.
Stosur S.
6-16-3
Zhang S.
Golubic V.
6-26-1
Jabeur O.
Garcia C.
7-686-2
Sasnovich A.
Brady J.
6-14-66-0
Bolkvadze M.
Pera B.
6-35-76-4
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-1
Mcnally C.
Bacsinszky T.
6-46-1
Muchova K.
Rybakina E.
6-46-4
Hsieh S.
Cepelova J.
6-45-76-3
Martic P.
Zidansek T.
6-44-66-1
Swiatek I.
Jorovic I.
6-06-1
Sevastova A.
Bouchard E.
6-36-3
Peng S.
Lepchenko V.
6-27-65
Davis L.
Larsson J.
7-56-2
Mladenovic K.
Kerber A.
7-50-66-4
Linette M.
Sharma A.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Potapova A.
3-66-26-4
Keys M.
Doi M.
7-56-0
Sakkari M.
Giorgi C.
6-16-0
Osaka N.
Blinkova A.
6-46-756-2
Wang Q.
Dolehide C.
6-46-4
Kontaveit A.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Hruncakova V.
6-46-4
Ferro F.
Saville D.
6-36-4
Barty A.
Diyas Z.
1-66-36-2