Victoria Azarenka vs Naomi Osaka — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
BLR14#451WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2016 ·
hard
JPN#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Azarenka V.6-1 6-1
Osaka N.
Azarenka V.
662
Osaka N.
110
Victoria Azarenka defeated Naomi Osaka 6-1 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Victoria Azarenka claimed a first win over Naomi Osaka in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Azarenka dropped just 2 games past Naomi Osaka.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-31 | US Open | F | hard | Naomi Osaka | 1-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2019-05-27 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Naomi Osaka | 4-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 2018-05-14 | Rome | R64 | clay | Naomi Osaka | 6-0 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
88
93
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
85
Break points won·Even
99
98
Deciding sets·Even
94
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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82
Osaka N.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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