Naomi Osaka vs Yulia PutintsevaOsaka Quarter-final

Osaka · WTA · Quarter-final
#14WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 September 2019
hard
#84WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Osaka N.
6-4 6-4
Putintseva Y.
Osaka N.
662
Putintseva Y.
440

Naomi Osaka defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-4 6-4 in the Osaka quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #14. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Naomi Osaka edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-21WashingtonR32hardNaomi Osaka6-2 7-5
2024-09-25BeijingR64hardNaomi Osaka3-6 6-4 6-2
2024-04-12BJK Cup QualifiersRRNaomi Osaka6-2 7-6(5)
2019-07-01WimbledonR128grassYulia Putintseva7-6(4) 6-2
2019-06-17BirminghamR16grassYulia Putintseva6-2 6-3
2018-01-08HobartR32hardYulia Putintseva6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.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.Putintseva Y.
70
Serve
18
60
Return
29

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
57%
72%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
91
83
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
87
Break points won·Even
97
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
72

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
82
71

Osaka N.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 44 games (7d) · Putintseva Y.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast