Talia Gibson and Ashlyn Krueger will play each other in the quarter of the Japan Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:00 pm on Center Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ashlyn Krueger who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ashlyn Krueger is the pick to win this match.
Ashlyn Krueger -> 1.77
Talia Gibson -> 2.04
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Prediction and head to head Talia Gibson vs. Ashlyn Krueger
There is no head to head record between Talia Gibson and Ashlyn Krueger since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Talia Gibson
35 - 27win/loss
42
37
WWLLLWWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35-27 | 27-15 | 3-6 | 3-1 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 45-28 | 28-17 | 1-1 | 9-5 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-25 | 34-16 | 0-1 | 9-5 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-29 | 40-23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0-2 |
| 2022 | 50-20 | 48-18 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 42, Gibson got to the quarter after defeating Harriet Dart 7-5 7-6(6) and Sinja Kraus 6-2 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Kraus (6-2 6-1). During the match, Gibson scored 62 points vs Kraus’s 41. Gibson was pretty aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gibson bagged 7 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Talia Gibson was quite efficient on serve to win 73% (22/30) of her 1st serve and 73% (11/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Australian broke Kraus 4 times after converting 29% of her break points (4/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Talia hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to win 55% of the points she played.
WTA Osaka - Talia Gibson's projected path
Gibson has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 63% of her matches (221-132). 27-15 on hard in 2026. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Gibson has a compiled180-92 record in the last 7 years on hard.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title the W75 Brisbane where she beat Nao Hibino in the final 6-3 7-6(7).
Talia has a composed 35-27 win-loss record in 2026, 27-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Osaka
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Ashlyn Krueger
35 - 22win/loss
55
29
WWLWWLWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35-22 | 14-14 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 16-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 25-27 | 18-17 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-26 | 19-17 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-26 | 26-15 | 8-6 | 2-2 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-22 | 23-17 | 10-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 55, the American got to the quarter after beating Janice Tjen 6-4 6-4 and Lanlana Tararudee 6-3 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Krueger had a good straight sets win against Tararudee (6-3 6-1). During the match Krueger scored 63 points vs Tararudee’s 47. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Krueger scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 4 double faults. Ashlyn Krueger lost the serve twice and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Krueger put 66% of her first serves in, winning 63% (27/43) of the points behind her 1st serve and 41% (9/22) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Tararudee 6 times after converting 67% of her break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ashlyn hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
WTA Osaka - Ashlyn Krueger's projected path
Her best result of the current year was winning the title the Ilkley where she overcame Celine Naef in the final 7-5 6-2.
The American has an overall 35-22 win-loss record in 2026, 14-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Osaka
Previously, she won this tournament once in 2023. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gibson | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 40 | 36 |
| Pts | 139-113 | 128-99 |
| Total Points | 252 | 227 |
| Winners | 48 | 56 |
| %Winners | 35% | 44% |
Both Gibson and Krueger played 2 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Gibson and Krueger have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Gibson played 4 games more than Krueger. Talia scored 48 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Krueger recorded 56 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gibson | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 73/121 | 79/116 |
| %1st in | 60% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 48/73 | 56/79 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 31/48 | 21/37 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 57% |
Gibson struck 14 aces (7 per match). Krueger blasted 5 aces (2.5 per match). Gibson won 66% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Krueger won 71% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gibson | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 8 |
| Converted | 9/23 | 8/15 |
| % Converted | 39% | 53% |
| Conceded | 8 | 10 |
| Saved | 4 | 8 |
| % Saved | 50% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
Gibson broke her opponents 9 times with a 39% conversion rate. Talia conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded. Ashlyn broke her opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. Krueger conceded her serve twice and she saved 80% of the break points that she conceded.
| Gibson | ||||
| R1 Dart |
R2 Kraus |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-66 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 15 | 40 | |
| pts | 77-72 | 62-41 | 139-113 | |
| Total points | 149 | 103 | 252 | |
| Winners | 26 | 22 | 48 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 43/76 | 30/45 | 73/121 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 67% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 26/43 | 22/30 | 48/73 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 73% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/33 | 11/15 | 31/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 73% | 65% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/14 | 9/23 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 29% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 3/3 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 100% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Krueger | ||||
| R1 Tjen |
R2 Tararudee |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 16 | 36 | |
| pts | 65-52 | 63-47 | 128-99 | |
| Total points | 117 | 110 | 227 | |
| Winners | 29 | 27 | 56 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 43% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 36/51 | 43/65 | 79/116 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 66% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 29/36 | 27/43 | 56/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 63% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/15 | 9/22 | 21/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 80% | 41% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 6/9 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 67% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 7/9 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 78% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Osaka
- Hao-Ching Chan/Miyu KatoChan/Miyu Kato – Momoko Kobori/Ayano ShimizuKobori/Ayano Shimizu (6-3 6-75 11-9) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Miriam Skoch/Jesika MaleckovaSkoch/Jesika Maleckova – Claire Liu/Kaitlin QuevedoLiu/Kaitlin Quevedo (6-3 6-75 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Storm Hunter/Janice TjenHunter/Janice Tjen – Ya Hsin Lee/Fang-Hsien WuHsin Lee/Fang-Hsien Wu (4-6 6-3 10-6) – Stats, scores, rankings
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