Naomi Osaka vs Serena Williams — Australian Open Semi-final

Australian Open · WTA · Semi-final
Naomi Osaka
JPN3
Naomi Osaka
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
USA10
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLL
Osaka N.
6-3 6-4
Williams S.
Osaka N.
662
Williams S.
340

Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Naomi Osaka closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-05TorontoQFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-4
2018-08-27US OpenFhardNaomi Osaka6-2 6-4
2018-03-19MiamiR128hardNaomi Osaka6-3 6-2
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Statistics

This season
Osaka N.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
6.4
6.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (167 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Osaka N.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Even
93
96
Break points saved·Even
85
86
Break points won·Even
98
98
Deciding sets·Even
97
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Osaka N.Williams S.
Freshness·
90
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Osaka N.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw