Naomi Osaka vs Karolina Pliskova — Australian Open Semi-final
Australian Open · WTA · Semi-final
JPN4#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019 ·
hard
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Osaka N.6-2 4-6 6-4
Pliskova K.
Osaka N.
6462
Pliskova K.
2641
Naomi Osaka defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, defending last year's round of 16. Naomi Osaka narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Naomi Osaka closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–4.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-12 | Doha | QF | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2024-01-03 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4 |
| 2024-01-01 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 3-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2020-01-06 | Brisbane | SF | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-7 7-6 6-2 |
| 2018-09-17 | Tokyo | F | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-03-05 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2017-08-07 | Toronto | R16 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 6-7 1-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
42%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Even
6.5
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
93
88
Break points saved·Even
85
86
Break points won·Slight edge
98
93
Deciding sets·Even
97
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
87
94
Osaka N.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Pliskova K.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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