Elina Svitolina vs Naomi Osaka — Dubai Quarter-final
Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
UKR1#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2018 ·
hard
JPN#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Svitolina E.6-2 6-4
Osaka N.
Svitolina E.
662
Osaka N.
240
Elina Svitolina defeated Naomi Osaka 6-2 6-4 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #9, defending the title. Elina Svitolina narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Elina Svitolina dropped just 6 games past Naomi Osaka.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-27 | Montreal | QF | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2024-03-18 | Miami | R64 | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2019-01-14 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2018-03-19 | Miami | R64 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2016-09-19 | Tokyo | SF | hard | Naomi Osaka | 1-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2016-01-18 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2014-10-06 | Osaka | R16 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.3
6.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
91
93
Break points saved·Even
83
85
Break points won·Even
99
98
Deciding sets·Even
98
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
93
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
70
90
Svitolina E.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d) · Osaka N.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast