Naomi Osaka vs Angelique Kerber — US Open Round of 128
US Open · WTA · Round of 128
JPN#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2017 ·
hard
Osaka N.6-3 6-1
Kerber A.
Osaka N.
662
Kerber A.
310
Naomi Osaka defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending the title. Naomi Osaka narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Naomi Osaka dropped just 4 games past Angelique Kerber.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-29 | Paris Olympics | R64 | clay | Angelique Kerber | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2022-03-21 | Miami | R64 | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2018-10-22 | Singapore | RR | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-4 5-7 6-4 |
| 2018-07-02 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Angelique Kerber | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2017-10-02 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2017-09-18 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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