Naomi Osaka vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaBad Homburg Quarter-final

Bad Homburg · WTA · Quarter-final
#15WTA
1972ELO
1741Grass ELO
$1.0MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Thursday, 25 June 2026 ·
grass
#19WTA
1814ELO
1726Grass ELO
$677kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Osaka N.
vs
Alexandrova E.

Naomi Osaka faces Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Bad Homburg quarter-final on grass. Naomi Osaka holds the paper edge — ranked #15, defending last year's round of 16.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 14:21 UTC
Osaka N.73%
Alexandrova E.27%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Osaka N. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
5.2+15 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.8Grass Elo 1726
6.6Overall Elo 1972
ELO gap
3.4Overall Elo 1814
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.86 of last 10 on grass
Surface form
7.17 of last 10 on grass
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
Country comfort
5.6Won 61% in DEU (33)
Context
6.0Reached the last 16 here last year
Defending pts
7.0Reached the quarters here last year
Heat performance
7.0Plays well in heat

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.

Form trajectory

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

7 vs 15 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Clear edge
65%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.4
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (7 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Osaka N.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving83% 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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
66
Break points saved·Even
96
94
Break points won·Even
97
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
64
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
80
74

Osaka N.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 35 games (7d) · Alexandrova E.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather forecast
32°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 41%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.