Naomi Osaka vs Kristina KucovaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018 ·
hard
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Osaka N.
7-5 6-2
Kucova K.
Osaka N.
762
Kucova K.
520

Naomi Osaka defeated Kristina Kucova 7-5 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Naomi Osaka closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-20MiamiR128hardNaomi Osaka6-2 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
0.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
93
0
Break points saved·Dominant
85
5
Break points won·Dominant
98
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
12
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
4

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw