Naomi Osaka vs Belinda Bencic — Miami Semi-final

Miami · WTA · Semi-final
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, 21 March 2022
hard
Belinda Bencic
SUI22
Belinda Bencic
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Osaka N.
4-6 6-3 6-4
Bencic B.
Osaka N.
4662
Bencic B.
6341

Naomi Osaka defeated Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Miami semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Naomi Osaka claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-13Australian OpenR32hardBelinda Bencic7-6(3) 0-0 RET
2019-08-26US OpenR16hardBelinda Bencic7-5 6-4
2019-05-06MadridQFclayBelinda Bencic3-6 6-2 7-5
2019-03-04Indian WellsR16hardBelinda Bencic6-3 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Bencic B.
70
Serve
57
60
Return
55

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

Statistics

This season
Osaka N.Bencic B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.4
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (118 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Bencic B.
Clutch Rating·Even
91
89
Break points saved·Even
96
95
Break points won·Even
97
94
Deciding sets·Even
99
98
Tiebreaks·Even
95
98

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
Bencic B.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.4Hard Elo 1922
Surface ELO
5.6+31 Hard Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1987
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1989
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
4.4
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.1
Minutes 14d
9.2
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.2
Country comfort
5.5
Context
7.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Osaka N.Bencic B.
Freshness·Even
79
79

Osaka N.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 44 games (7d) · Bencic B.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[2]
Osaka N.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[2]
Pegula J.[16]
6-27-5
Osaka N.
Bencic B.[22]
4-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Swiatek I.[2]
Kvitova P.[28]
6-36-3
Pegula J.[16]
Badosa P.[5]
4-1
Osaka N.
Collins D.[9]
6-26-1
Bencic B.[22]
Saville D.
6-16-2
R16
Bencic B.[22]
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Saville D.
Bronzetti L.
5-76-47-5
Osaka N.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-4
Collins D.[9]
Jabeur O.[8]
6-26-4
Badosa P.[5]
Fruhvirtova L.
6-26-3
Kvitova P.[28]
Kudermetova V.[21]
7-656-4
Swiatek I.[2]
Gauff C.[14]
6-36-1
Pegula J.[16]
Kalinina A.
6-0
R32
Osaka N.
Muchova K.
W/O
Bronzetti L.
Kalinskaya A.
W/O
Jabeur O.[8]
Kanepi K.
6-36-0
Sasnovich A.
Begu I.
7-56-746-4
Bencic B.[22]
Watson H.
6-46-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Li A.
6-23-66-3
Collins D.[9]
Zvonareva V.
6-16-4
Badosa P.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Pegula J.[16]
Rybakina E.[17]
6-36-4
Kalinina A.
Haddad Maia B.
2-66-46-2
Kvitova P.[28]
Davis L.
7-56-1
Saville D.
Siniakova K.
6-01-0
Fruhvirtova L.
Azarenka V.[12]
6-23-0
Swiatek I.[2]
Brengle M.
6-06-3
Kudermetova V.[21]
Rogers S.
6-17-5
Gauff C.[14]
Zhang S.
7-617-5
R64
Kudermetova V.[21]
Galfi D.
5-1
Kanepi K.
Sorribes Tormo S.[32]
3-67-56-0
Sasnovich A.
Kasatkina D.[25]
7-656-4
Siniakova K.
Raducanu E.[11]
3-66-47-5
Begu I.
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-46-4
Bencic B.[22]
Kostyuk M.
6-36-1
Saville D.
Tan H.
6-46-2
Bronzetti L.
Voegele S.
6-26-1
Kalinskaya A.
Pliskova K.[6]
6-36-3
Muchova K.
Fernandez L.[18]
6-47-63
Collins D.[9]
Bondar A.
6-33-66-4
Zvonareva V.
Zidansek T.[19]
6-36-2
Jabeur O.[8]
Linette M.
7-616-2
Badosa P.[5]
Bouzkova M.
7-57-5
Putintseva Y.
Tsurenko L.
6-34-67-5
Fruhvirtova L.
Mertens E.[20]
7-52-66-1
Azarenka V.[12]
Alexandrova E.
6-42-67-65
Pegula J.[16]
Stephens S.
6-16-4
Rybakina E.[17]
Ruse E.
6-47-5
Kalinina A.
Keys M.[26]
3-66-36-4
Haddad Maia B.
Sakkari M.[4]
4-66-16-2
Davis L.
Hunter S.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.[28]
Burel C.
6-13-66-3
Rogers S.
Ostapenko J.[10]
6-37-60
Swiatek I.[2]
Golubic V.
6-26-0
Brengle M.
Samsonova L.[29]
6-46-0
Watson H.
Svitolina E.[15]
4-66-37-64
Osaka N.
Kerber A.[13]
6-26-3
Zhang S.
Cirstea S.[24]
6-16-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Cornet A.[31]
6-26-2
Gauff C.[14]
Wang Q.
7-56-4
Li A.
Kontaveit A.[3]
6-03-66-4
R128
Kanepi K.
Zanevska M.
6-2
Haddad Maia B.
Parrizas Diaz N.
7-626-2
Bondar A.
Garcia C.
7-5
Begu I.
Baptiste H.
6-766-16-1
Sasnovich A.
Wang X.
7-666-4
Putintseva Y.
Schunk N.
4-66-36-1
Fruhvirtova L.
Kovinic D.
6-06-4
Stephens S.
Udvardy P.
6-46-3
Ruse E.
Konjuh A.
6-36-4
Burel C.
Frech M.
6-37-5
Rogers S.
Anisimova A.
3-66-06-3
Wang Q.
Krueger A.
4-67-56-2
Brengle M.
Eala A.
6-26-1
Golubic V.
Flipkens K.
6-44-66-4
Watson H.
Rus A.
6-757-56-4
Siniakova K.
Marino R.
3-66-26-1
Li A.
Sherif M.
2-66-36-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Teichmann J.
7-656-3
Zvonareva V.
Doi M.
6-46-1
Muchova K.
Martincova T.
7-637-63
Linette M.
Zheng Q.
7-646-4
Zhang S.
Tauson C.
6-44-62-1
Galfi D.
Kucova K.
6-06-0
Kalinina A.
Gorgodze E.
6-23-66-3
Davis L.
Yuan Y.
6-46-1
Kalinskaya A.
Montgomery R.
4-66-47-64
Osaka N.
Sharma A.
6-36-4
Kostyuk M.
Van Uytvanck A.
4-66-26-1
Saville D.
Minnen G.
7-56-3
Bronzetti L.
Tomljanovic A.
4-67-666-2
Bouzkova M.
Siegemund L.
6-16-2
Alexandrova E.
Paolini J.
6-16-2