Naomi Osaka vs Katie BoulterGippsland Trophy Round of 16

Gippsland Trophy · WTA · Round of 16
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 31 January 2021
hard
#67WTA
1831ELO
1795Hard ELO
29 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWLW
Osaka N.
3-6 6-3 6-1
Boulter K.
Osaka N.
3662
Boulter K.
6311

Naomi Osaka defeated Katie Boulter 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the Gippsland Trophy round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR64grassNaomi Osaka6-3 6-4
2018-06-18BirminghamR32grassNaomi Osaka6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Boulter K.

Boulter K.serving77% hold

wins 62% 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.Boulter K.
70
Serve
21
60
Return
67

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
55%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (139 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
91
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
86
Break points won·Even
97
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
94
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
95
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
85
98

Osaka N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Boulter K.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw