Naomi Osaka vs Liudmila SamsonovaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 ·
hard
#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Osaka N.
7-5 6-3
Samsonova L.
Osaka N.
762
Samsonova L.
530

Naomi Osaka defeated Liudmila Samsonova 7-5 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13. Naomi Osaka extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Naomi Osaka closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-27MontrealR64hardNaomi Osaka4-6 7-6 6-3
2025-06-16BerlinR32grassLiudmila Samsonova3-6 7-6 6-4
2025-03-18MiamiR64hardNaomi Osaka6-2 6-4
2024-04-22MadridR64clayLiudmila Samsonova6-2 4-6 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.5
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (122 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
93
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
73
Break points won·Slight edge
98
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
34

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
84
60

Osaka N.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw