Naomi Osaka and Cori Gauff will fight against each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7 pm on the Rod Laver Arena. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cori Gauff who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Cori Gauff is the pick to win this match.
Cori Gauff -> 1.20
Naomi Osaka -> 4.50
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Prediction and head to head Naomi Osaka vs. Cori Gauff
This will be the 2nd time that Naomi Osaka and Cori Gauff fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Osaka won 6-3 6-0 in the 3rd round in at the U.S. Open back in 2019.
Highlights Naomi Osaka vs Naomi Osaka – U.S. Open 31-August-2019
Naomi Osaka
Ranked no. 4, Naomi got to the 3rd round after defeating Marie Bouzkova 6-2 6-4 and Saisai Zheng 6-2 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Naomi had a good straight sets win against Zheng (6-2 6-4). During the match Osaka scored 61 points vs Zheng’s 46. The Japanese was extremely aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about serving, Osaka couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Naomi Osaka lost the serve 3 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Osaka put 59% of her first serves in, winning 63% (20/32) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Zheng 6 times after converting 50% of her break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to win 57% of the points she played.
Osaka has a unfavourable record in the last 7 years having won 30% of her matches (509-213). 5-1 on hard in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Osaka has a 157-89 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.
Osaka’s best result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in Brisbane.
Osaka has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2020, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
The Japanese won the title last year in Melbourne after besting Petra Kvitova 7-62 5-7 6-4.
Cori Gauff
Ranked no. 67, the American got to the 3rd round after defeating Venus Williams 7-65 6-3 and Sorana Cirstea 4-6 6-3 7-5.
In the 2nd round against Cirstea, Cori recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 7-5). During the match Gauff scored 94 points vs Cirstea’s 92. Gauff was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about serving, Gauff blasted 2 aces and she committed only 9 double faults. Cori Gauff lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Gauff put 67% of her first serves in, winning 73% (46/63) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (14/31) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Cirstea 3 times after converting 75% of her break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gauff has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points she played.
Gauff has a solid record in the last 4 years having won 66% of her matches (38-20). 3-1 on hard in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gauff has a 38-13 record in the last 4 years on hard.
The American has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Cori didn’t compete at the Australian Open in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Osaka | Gauff |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 36 | 53 |
| Pts | 125-95 | 172-160 |
| Total Points | 220 | 332 |
| Winners | 49 | 79 |
| %Winners | 39% | 46% |
Both Osaka and Gauff played 2 matches. At the moment, Cori Gauff conceded 1 set while Naomi Osaka hasn’t lost a set so far. Osaka has played 1 sets less than Gauff (4 vs 5). Therefore, Osaka played 17 games less than Gauff. Osaka scored 49 winners (39% on total points). On the other side, Gauff blasted 79 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Osaka | Gauff |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 71/110 | 106/168 |
| %1st in | 65% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 49/71 | 79/106 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 20/39 | 33/62 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 53% |
Osaka blasted 7 aces (3.5 per match). Gauff blasted 4 aces (2 per match). Osaka won 69% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Gauff won 75% points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Osaka | Gauff |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 5 |
| Converted | 10/21 | 5/10 |
| % Converted | 48% | 50% |
| Conceded | 13 | 4 |
| Saved | 9 | 1 |
| % Saved | 69% | 25% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
The Japanese broke her opponents 10 times with 48% conversion rate. Naomi conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 69% of the break points that she conceded. Gauff broke her opponents 5 times with 50% conversion rate. The American conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 25% of the break points that she conceded.
| Osaka | ||||
| R1 Bouzkova |
R2 Zheng |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | 36 | |
| pts | 64-49 | 61-46 | 125-95 | |
| Total points | 113 | 107 | 220 | |
| Winners | 29 | 20 | 49 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 33% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 39/56 | 32/54 | 71/110 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 59% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 29/39 | 20/32 | 49/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 63% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/17 | 11/22 | 20/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 50% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 6/12 | 10/21 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 50% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 17% | 43% | 30% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Gauff | ||||
| R1 Williams |
R2 Cirstea |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 31 | 53 | |
| pts | 78-68 | 94-92 | 172-160 | |
| Total points | 146 | 186 | 332 | |
| Winners | 33 | 46 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 49% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 43/74 | 63/94 | 106/168 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 67% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 33/43 | 46/63 | 79/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 73% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/31 | 14/31 | 33/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 45% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 3/4 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 75% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Saved | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
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