Naomi Osaka vs Simona Halep — Indian Wells Semi-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Semi-final
JPN#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018 ·
hard
Osaka N.6-3 6-0
Halep S.
Osaka N.
662
Halep S.
300
Naomi Osaka defeated Simona Halep 6-3 6-0 in the Indian Wells semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Naomi Osaka had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on hard. Naomi Osaka claimed a first win over Simona Halep in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Naomi Osaka handed Simona Halep a second-set bagel in a 6–3 6–0 win.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-14 | Rome | R32 | clay | Simona Halep | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2018-01-15 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2017-03-20 | Miami | R64 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-4 2-6 6-3 |
| 2016-05-23 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Simona Halep | 4-6 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast