Naomi Osaka vs Elina Svitolina — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
JPN4#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, 14 January 2019 ·
hard
UKR6#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Osaka N.6-4 6-1
Svitolina E.
Osaka N.
662
Svitolina E.
410
Naomi Osaka defeated Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-1 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #9, defending last year's quarter-final. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Naomi Osaka dropped just 5 games past Elina Svitolina.
Head to head
4–3| 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 |
| 2018-03-19 | Miami | R64 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2018-02-19 | Dubai | QF | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-2 6-4 |
| 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
56%
61%
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%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
93
90
Break points saved·Even
85
83
Break points won·Even
98
99
Deciding sets·Even
97
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
84
59
Osaka N.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d) · Svitolina E.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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