Simona Halep vs Naomi Osaka — Australian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018 ·
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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Halep S.
6-3 6-2
Osaka N.
Halep S.
662
Osaka N.
320

Simona Halep defeated Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 128. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-14RomeR32claySimona Halep6-1 6-0
2018-03-05Indian WellsSFhardNaomi Osaka6-3 6-0
2017-03-20MiamiR64hardSimona Halep6-4 2-6 6-3
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR32claySimona Halep4-6 6-2 6-3
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Statistics

This season
Halep S.Osaka N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.1
6.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Osaka N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
93
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
85
Break points won·Even
100
98
Deciding sets·Even
98
97
Tiebreaks·Even
82
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Halep S.Osaka N.
Freshness·
—
91

Osaka N.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw