Naomi Osaka vs Sloane Stephens — Indian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
Naomi Osaka
JPN
Naomi Osaka
#14WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022
hard
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Osaka N.
3-6 6-1 6-2
Stephens S.
Osaka N.
3662
Stephens S.
6121

Naomi Osaka defeated Sloane Stephens 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. Naomi Osaka claimed a first win over Sloane Stephens in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-22SingaporeRRhardSloane Stephens7-5 4-6 6-1
2016-02-22AcapulcoQFhardSloane Stephens6-3 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Stephens S.
70
Serve
—
60
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Osaka N.Stephens S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
70%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (118 vs 141). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Stephens S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
78
Break points won·Slight edge
97
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
55
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
74

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Osaka N.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Stephens S.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.4+292 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.6Hard Elo 1630
8.4Overall Elo 1987
ELO gap
1.6Overall Elo 1683
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
7.6
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
4.2
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
7.0
6.3
Country comfort
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0
5.0
Opponent rise

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
Osaka N.Stephens S.
Freshness·
82
—

Osaka N.: 5 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

Final
Swiatek I.[3]
Sakkari M.[6]
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Sakkari M.[6]
Badosa P.[5]
6-24-66-1
Swiatek I.[3]
Halep S.[24]
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Swiatek I.[3]
Keys M.[25]
6-16-0
Badosa P.[5]
Kudermetova V.[21]
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[6]
Rybakina E.[17]
7-56-4
Halep S.[24]
Martic P.
6-16-1
R16
Keys M.[25]
Dart H.
6-16-4
Badosa P.[5]
Fernandez L.[18]
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.[21]
Vondrousova M.[30]
7-656-757-5
Halep S.[24]
Cirstea S.[26]
6-16-4
Martic P.
Samsonova L.[28]
7-666-4
Sakkari M.[6]
Saville D.
4-1
Swiatek I.[3]
Kerber A.[15]
4-66-26-3
Rybakina E.[17]
Golubic V.[31]
7-656-2
R32
Cirstea S.[26]
Kalinskaya A.
5-76-16-0
Halep S.[24]
Gauff C.[16]
6-36-4
Martic P.
Raducanu E.[11]
6-736-47-5
Samsonova L.[28]
Kovinic D.
6-47-64
Kerber A.[15]
Kasatkina D.[23]
6-26-1
Dart H.
Kanepi K.
7-646-3
Keys M.[25]
Riske Amritraj A.
7-646-1
Badosa P.[5]
Sorribes Tormo S.[32]
7-646-1
Fernandez L.[18]
Rogers S.
6-13-66-3
Vondrousova M.[30]
Kontaveit A.[4]
3-67-57-65
Sakkari M.[6]
Kvitova P.[27]
6-36-0
Saville D.
Mertens E.[20]
6-34-66-3
Rybakina E.[17]
Azarenka V.[13]
6-36-4
Golubic V.[31]
Paolini J.
7-51-67-64
Kudermetova V.[21]
Bouzkova M.
6-40-2
Swiatek I.[3]
Tauson C.[29]
6-736-26-1
R64
Raducanu E.[11]
Garcia C.
6-13-66-1
Kovinic D.
Pliskova K.[7]
2-67-56-4
Swiatek I.[3]
Kalinina A.
5-76-06-1
Tauson C.[29]
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-3
Kasatkina D.[23]
Volynets K.
6-44-67-5
Kanepi K.
Bencic B.[22]
6-46-3
Keys M.[25]
Doi M.
6-43-66-1
Badosa P.[5]
Martincova T.
6-27-64
Fernandez L.[18]
Anisimova A.
2-67-60
Bouzkova M.
Pegula J.[14]
5-76-26-0
Vondrousova M.[30]
Frech M.
6-16-3
Sakkari M.[6]
Siniakova K.
6-37-5
Kvitova P.[27]
Sasnovich A.
6-746-46-4
Mertens E.[20]
Kostyuk M.
6-26-1
Saville D.
Jabeur O.[9]
7-56-706-4
Azarenka V.[13]
Sharma A.
6-37-5
Paolini J.
Sabalenka A.[2]
2-66-36-3
Halep S.[24]
Alexandrova E.
6-24-66-2
Gauff C.[16]
Liu C.
6-17-64
Samsonova L.[28]
Li A.
4-66-46-3
Kudermetova V.[21]
Osaka N.
6-06-4
Dart H.
Svitolina E.[12]
2-66-36-3
Sorribes Tormo S.[32]
Juvan K.
3-67-56-3
Martic P.
Zidansek T.[19]
7-57-66
Riske Amritraj A.
Muguruza G.[8]
0-66-36-1
Rogers S.
Ostapenko J.[10]
7-57-67
Kerber A.[15]
Zheng Q.
6-25-76-4
Kontaveit A.[4]
Kucova K.
6-46-1
Cirstea S.[26]
Tomljanovic A.
6-47-5
Rybakina E.[17]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-17-5
Kalinskaya A.
Cornet A.[33]
6-40-66-2
Golubic V.[31]
Putintseva Y.
6-32-66-4
R128
Kostyuk M.
Zanevska M.
6-757-667-5
Liu C.
Tomova V.
7-626-4
Garcia C.
Yastremska D.
6-46-787-5
Martic P.
Bondar A.
7-56-3
Juvan K.
Dodin O.
6-36-3
Anisimova A.
Navarro E.
6-26-2
Rogers S.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-15-77-63
Osaka N.
Stephens S.
3-66-16-2
Frech M.
Sherif M.
6-27-5
Sharma A.
Linette M.
6-47-61
Van Uytvanck A.
Galfi D.
7-636-4
Putintseva Y.
Krueger A.
6-36-2
Kalinskaya A.
Tan H.
6-21-0
Haddad Maia B.
Kenin S.
6-37-5
Volynets K.
Rus A.
4-66-46-1
Zheng Q.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Doi M.
Potapova A.
0-66-46-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Mcnally C.
6-06-3
Martincova T.
Watson H.
6-26-1
Dart H.
Konjuh A.
6-13-1
Sasnovich A.
Osorio C.
6-45-0
Paolini J.
Boulter K.
6-36-2
Kucova K.
Ruse E.
4-66-46-1
Kovinic D.
Teichmann J.
7-57-5
Kanepi K.
Montgomery R.
6-36-3
Kalinina A.
Burel C.
6-36-2
Bouzkova M.
Wang Q.
6-37-65
Alexandrova E.
Kalieva E.
4-66-27-67
Saville D.
Zhang S.
6-36-2
Tomljanovic A.
Baptiste H.
6-22-66-2
Li A.
Brengle M.
1-67-656-0
Siniakova K.
Begu I.
6-24-66-4