Veronika Kudermetova vs Naomi OsakaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#115WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022
hard
#14WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Kudermetova V.
6-0 6-4
Osaka N.
Kudermetova V.
662
Osaka N.
040

Veronika Kudermetova defeated Naomi Osaka 6-0 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #14.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kudermetova V.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Osaka N.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Even serve battle

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

Kudermetova V.Osaka N.
67
Serve
70
24
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·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
6.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 118). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
96
Break points won·Clear edge
85
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
99
Tiebreaks·Even
96
95

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
3.6Hard Elo 1786
Surface ELO
6.4+136 Hard Elo edge
3.6Overall Elo 1836
ELO gap
6.4Overall Elo 1987
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
6.0
Surface form
6.7
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Minutes 14d
8.0
Prev. match
Country comfort
6.3
Context
6.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
79

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw