Naomi Osaka vs Maria Sakkari — Indian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
Naomi Osaka
JPN
Naomi Osaka
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018 ·
hard
Maria Sakkari
GRE
Maria Sakkari
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Osaka N.
6-1 5-7 6-1
Sakkari M.
Osaka N.
6562
Sakkari M.
1711

Naomi Osaka defeated Maria Sakkari 6-1 5-7 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, defending last year's round of 32. Naomi Osaka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Naomi Osaka came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 5–7 6–1.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-05United CupRRhardMaria Sakkari6-4 6-2
2021-03-22MiamiQFhardMaria Sakkari6-0 6-4
2020-01-06BrisbaneR32hardNaomi Osaka6-2 6-7 6-3
2019-06-17BirminghamR32grassNaomi Osaka6-1 4-6 6-3
2018-08-13CincinnatiR64hardMaria Sakkari6-3 7-6
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Statistics

This season
Osaka N.Sakkari M.
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Sakkari M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
93
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
78
Break points won·Slight edge
98
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
75
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Osaka N.Sakkari M.
Freshness·Clear edge
90
75

Osaka N.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Sakkari M.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw