BEIJING. Naomi Osaka ousts Wozniacki in the semifinal of the China Open

CHINA OPEN - BEIJING. Osaka hustles Wozniacki to take on Ashleigh Barty in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Naomi Osaka vs. Caroline Wozniacki

Naomi Osaka gets by Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in Beijing on Saturday. Osaka will engage against Ashleigh Barty in the final.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Naomi conquered in the 9th game (5-4) before winning the set (6-4).

2nd set.

Osaka started the set strong after breaking Wozniacki in the 1st game (1-0). The Japanese managed to boost her lead after breaking Caroline in the 5th (4-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game before conquering the set.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Japanese scored 67 points vs. Wozniacki’s 55 points.

The Japanese served extremely well to win 76% of the points (29/38) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (14/28) on her second serve. Naomi was well focused in converting 60% of the break points that she procured (3/5). On the other side, the Dane wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/7). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Osaka and Wozniacki is 1-2 for Caroline.

Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Caroline Wozniacki China Open – Beijing

Next Match: Naomi Osaka vs. Ashleigh Barty – stats

Osaka will come up against Barty in the final.

This will be the 4th time that Naomi Osaka and Ashleigh Barty fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Barty (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Barty won 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Nottingham back in 2018.

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