Naomi Osaka prevails over Begu in the quarter. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – MELBOURNE RESULTS

Naomi Osaka hustles Irina-Camelia Begu 7-5 6-1 in the quarter in Melbourne on Friday. Naomi played an exception match especially in the second set when the Romanian had no answers.

The Japanese sensation was relieved after she found the solution also in order to avoid the roulette of the super tiebreak that would have been played in the 3rd set.

Naomi Commented:

“My opponent today, she was really tricky for me. I’ve never played her before, so just to be able to not have to play that 10-point tiebreaker, for me, I’m really relieved

Osaka will face either Elina Svitolina or Elise Mertens in the semifinal.

Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Irina-Camelia Begu Gippsland Trophy – Melbourne

Osaka’s Interview

Live score progression and stats

The Japanese clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3^rd (1-2) game, The Japanese broke back in the 4^th (2-2) and in the 12^th () game to win the set 7-5.

Naomi converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4^th (1-2 40-A) and the 12^th game (6-5 0-40 and 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Irina-Camelia converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 3^rd (1-1 15-40) and the 9^th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 61 points. Naomi was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than the Romanian (33-28). The Japanese conceded 8 points on serve (22-8). on the other side of the net, the Romanian conceded 11 points on serve (20-11).

The Japanese won the set after she broke Begu in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 6^th (5-1) game.

The Romanian was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.

Naomi converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4^th (2-1 30-40) and the 6^th game (4-1 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Naomi didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 47 points. Osaka was the winner of the set after clinching 13 more points than Begu (30-17). The Japanese conceded 5 points on serve (16-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Irina-Camelia conceded 14 points on serve (12-14).

Naomi added to her prize money $ 9,840 after winning this match. She has won already $ 18,610 till now in this tournament. If she wins the next match, the Japanese will add $ 14,910 to her earnings to get in total $ 33,520.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Osaka

Begu

7-5 6-1
1h:16

63

63

Total points

45

45

27

27

Winners

22

22

43%

43%

Ratio Winners

49%

49%

-- Serve --

7

7

Aces

1

1

0

0

Double Faults

5

5

67%

67%

1st in

54%

54%

79%

79%

1st won

71%

71%

27/34

27/34

1st won

22/31

22/31

65%

65%

2nd won

38%

38%

11/17

11/17

2nd won

10/26

10/26

-- Break Points --

4/6

4/6

Total

1/3

1/3

67%

67%

Won

33%

33%

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After this encounter, the head to head between Osaka and Begu is 1-0 for Naomi.

Tennis Scores in Melbourne

• Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Simona HalepHalep (6-2 6-1) – Stats and score progression
• Naomi OsakaOsaka – Irina-Camelia BeguBegu (7-5 6-1) – Stats and score progression
• Kaia KanepiKanepi – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (w/o) – Stats and score progression

Upcoming matches

• Elise MertensMertens – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (1-3) – H2H details and stats
• Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Kaia KanepiKanepi (0-0) – H2H details and stats