Naomi Osaka vs Aliaksandra SasnovichTokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2016 ·
hard
#138WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Osaka N.
6-3 7-6
Sasnovich A.
Osaka N.
672
Sasnovich A.
360

Naomi Osaka defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-3 7-6 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Naomi Osaka closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-24BeijingR64hardAliaksandra Sasnovich1-6 6-4 6-2
2019-08-12CincinnatiR32hardNaomi Osaka7-6 2-6 6-2
2019-05-06MadridR16clayNaomi Osaka6-2 6-3
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardNaomi Osaka6-0 6-0

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
93
38
Break points saved·Dominant
85
14
Break points won·Slight edge
98
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
7

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
90
93

Osaka N.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Sasnovich A.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw