Naomi Osaka gets by Jennifer Brady 7-61 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in New York on Thursday. Osaka will play against Victoria Azarenka in the final.
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The set went straight to the tiebreak as there were no breaks. the Japanese had no problems to conquer the tiebreak 7-1.
Tiebreak
Osaka won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 6th (5-1), 7th (6-1) and 8th (7-1) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 7-c
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. On the other side, the American wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (3-3 40-A).
They contested 79 points. Osaka conquered the set after winning 11 points more than Brady (45-34). The Japanese surrendered 8 points on serve (29-8). on the other side of the court, Brady conceded 16 points on serve (26-16).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the American conquered in the 8th game (5-3) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).
Jennifer was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, Jennifer didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 47 points. Brady won 7 points more than Osaka (27-20). Jennifer lost 5 points on serve (20-5). on the other side of the net, the Japanese conceded 7 points on serve (15-7).
Similarly to the 2nd set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Japanese snatched in the 4th game (3-1) just before finally conquering the set (6-3).
The Japanese converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Osaka didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 56 points. The Japanese was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Brady (31-25). Osaka conceded 7 points on serve (17-7). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).
Osaka will add to her prize money $ 700,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 1,500,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Naomi will add $ -1,500,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 0 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults and breaks
At the end of the match, Naomi scored 99 points vs. Jennifer’s 88.
The Japanese served very well to win 84% of the points (43/51) behind her first serve, and she won 58% points (22/38) on her second serve. Naomi won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points after she converted only 25% (1/4) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Jennifer was effective at converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (1/2). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.
After this encounter, the head to head between Osaka and Brady is 2-1 for Naomi.
Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Jennifer Brady U.S. Open – New York
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Draw and next match H2H: Naomi Osaka vs. Victoria Azarenka – stats
Osaka will face Azarenka in the final.
This will be the 4th time that Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), but Azarenka has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Azarenka won w/o in the final in New York back in August 2020.
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- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Jennifer BradyBrady (7-61 3-6 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Serena WilliamsWilliams (1-6 6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (2-1) – H2H details and stats
