Shuai Zhang vs Naomi Osaka — Japan Open Tokyo Round of 16

Japan Open Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
Shuai Zhang
CHN6
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 September 2016 ·
hard
Naomi Osaka
JPN
Naomi Osaka
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zhang S.
6-3 6-2
Osaka N.
Zhang S.
662
Osaka N.
320

Shuai Zhang defeated Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-2 in the Japan Open Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-15CincinnatiR64hardShuai Zhang6-4 7-5
2018-10-01BeijingQFhardNaomi Osaka3-6 6-4 7-5
2018-05-07MadridR64clayShuai Zhang6-1 7-5
2017-04-03CharlestonR32clayNaomi Osaka6-4 6-4
2017-03-06Indian WellsR64hardNaomi Osaka6-4 6-2
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Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Osaka N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.2
6.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Osaka N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
93
Break points saved·Dominant
12
85
Break points won·Slight edge
90
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
59
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Osaka N.
Freshness·Slight edge
91
96

Zhang S.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Osaka N.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw