Naomi Osaka vs Coco Gauff — Cincinnati Round of 32
Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
JPN2#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021 ·
hard
USA#4WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$4.1MYTD
$34MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Osaka N.4-6 6-3 6-4
Gauff C.
Osaka N.
4662
Gauff C.
6341
Naomi Osaka defeated Coco Gauff 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64. Naomi Osaka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Naomi Osaka dropped the opening set before beating Coco Gauff 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-25 | US Open | R16 | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2024-09-25 | Beijing | R16 | hard | Coco Gauff | 3-6 6-4 0-0 |
| 2022-08-01 | San Jose | R16 | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2019-08-26 | US Open | R32 | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-3 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.4
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
6.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (167 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast