Naomi Osaka and Anett Kontaveit will clash against each other in the 4th round of the U.S. Open for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 10 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 3 sets.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.52
Anett Kontaveit -> 2.46
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Prediction and head to head Naomi Osaka vs. Anett Kontaveit
This will be the 5th time that Naomi Osaka and Anett Kontaveit square off. The head to head is 4-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Osaka won 6-2 7-65 in the 2nd round in Dubai back in 2018.
Naomi Osaka
Ranked no. 9, the Japanese got to the 2nd round after beating Misaki Doi 6-2 5-7 6-2, Camila Giorgi 6-1 6-2 and Marta Kostyuk 6-3 6-74 6-2.
In the 3rd round, The Japanese defeated Kostyuk (6-3 6-74 6-2). During the match Osaka scored 116 points vs Kostyuk’s 98. Osaka was pretty aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Osaka bagged 5 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Naomi Osaka was very efficent on serve to win 82% (40/49) of her 1st serve and 51% (23/45) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. Osaka broke Kostyuk 5 times after converting 24% of her break points (5/21).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Osaka has conceded 2 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Osaka has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 64% of her matches (203-113). 12-2 on hard in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Osaka has a 137-69 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.
Osaka’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in New York.
Naomi has a 12-3 win-loss record in 2020, 12-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open
Osaka lost in the Pre-q to .
Anett Kontaveit
Ranked no. 21, Kontaveit reached the 2nd round after beating Danielle Rose Collins 5-7 6-2 6-2, Kaja Juvan 6-4 6-1 and Magda Linette 6-3 6-2.
In the 3rd round, Anett had a good straight sets win against Linette (6-3 6-2). During the match Kontaveit scored 58 points vs Linette’s 41. Kontaveit was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Kontaveit scored 5 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Anett Kontaveit was extremely efficent on serve to win 77% (24/31) of her 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. Kontaveit broke Linette 4 times after converting 80% of her break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Anett has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Kontaveit’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Palermo.
The Estonian has a 22-7 win-loss record in 2020, 14-6 on hard (See FULL STATS)
.Last year at the U.S. Open
Kontaveit capitulated in the Pre-q to .
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Osaka | Kontaveit |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 62 |
| Pts | 274-218 | 153-118 |
| Total Points | 492 | 271 |
| Winners | 101 | 60 |
| %Winners | 37% | 39% |
Both Osaka and Kontaveit played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Naomi Osaka conceded 2 sets, while Anett Kontaveit dropper 1 set. Osaka has played 1 set more than Kontaveit (8 vs 7). Therefore, Osaka played 11 games more than Kontaveit. Naomi scored 101 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Anett recorded 60 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Osaka | Kontaveit |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 3 |
| 1st in | 128/237 | 77/132 |
| %1st in | 54% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 101/128 | 60/77 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 57/109 | 32/55 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 58% |
Osaka made 15 aces (5 per match). Kontaveit fired 9 aces (3 per match). Osaka won 79% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Kontaveit won 78% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Osaka | Kontaveit |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 9 |
| Converted | 14/39 | 9/13 |
| % Converted | 36% | 69% |
| Conceded | 18 | 8 |
| Saved | 15 | 5 |
| % Saved | 83% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Naomi broke her opponents 14 times with a 36% conversion rate. Osaka lost her serve 3 times and she saved 83% of the break points that she conceded. Kontaveit broke her opponents 9 times with a 69% conversion rate. Anett conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded.
| Osaka | |||||
| R1 Doi | R2 Giorgi | R3 Kostyuk | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 5-7 6-2 | 6-1 6-2 | 6-3 6-74 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 15 | 30 | 73 | |
| pts | 96-80 | 62-40 | 116-98 | 274-218 | |
| Total points | 176 | 102 | 214 | 492 | |
| Winners | 35 | 26 | 40 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 42% | 34% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 46/91 | 33/52 | 49/94 | 128/237 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 63% | 52% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 35/46 | 26/33 | 40/49 | 101/128 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 79% | 82% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/45 | 10/19 | 23/45 | 57/109 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | 51% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 4/7 | 5/21 | 14/39 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 57% | 24% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 2/2 | 7/8 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 88% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Kontaveit | |||||
| R1 Collins | R2 Juvan | R3 Linette | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 17 | 17 | 62 | |
| pts | 95-77 | – | 58-41 | 153-118 | |
| Total points | 172 | 0 | 99 | 271 | |
| Winners | 36 | 24 | 60 | ||
| %Winners | 38% | NAN% | 41% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1st in | 46/82 | / | 31/50 | 77/132 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | NAN% | 62% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 36/46 | / | 24/31 | 60/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | NAN% | 77% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/36 | / | 12/19 | 32/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | NAN% | 63% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Converted | 5/8 | / | 4/5 | 9/13 | |
| Converted % | 63% | NAN% | 80% | 69% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Saved | 2/4 | 0/ | 3/4 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 75% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open
- Tsvetana PironkovaPironkova – Donna VekicVekic (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (6-3 2-6 7-67) – See score progression
- Serena WilliamsWilliams – Sloane StephensStephens (2-6 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Sofia KeninKenin – Ons JabeurJabeur (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Elise MertensMertens – Caty McNallyMcNally (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Alize CornetCornet – Madison KeysKeys (7-64 3-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Angelique KerberKerber – Ann LiLi (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Marta KostyukKostyuk (6-3 6-74 6-2) – See score progression
- Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Magda LinetteLinette (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Shelby RogersRogers – Madison BrengleBrengle (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Caroline GarciaGarcia (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Petra MarticMartic – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (3-6 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Angelique KerberKerber (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Petra MarticMartic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (4-0) – H2H and prediction
- Shelby RogersRogers – Petra KvitovaKvitova (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alize CornetCornet – Tsvetana PironkovaPironkova (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Serena WilliamsWilliams (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Elise MertensMertens – Sofia KeninKenin (0-2) – H2H and prediction