Naomi Osaka and Su-Wei Hsieh are going to clash once again in the quarter-final of the Australian Open. Despite possessing a favorable 4-1 win-loss record against Su-Wei, the Japanese sensation has always said that she doesn’t like to play against her. The world no.3 has engaged in tough battles against the Taiwanese as she has huge problems in dealing with her variations.
Naomi Osaka about facing Hsieh
During the interview that followed Naomi’s win over Garbine Muguruza, Osaka explained:
“If it was a video game, I would want to select her character just to play as her. Because my mind can’t fathom the choices she makes when she’s on the court. It’s so fun to watch. It’s not fun to play, but it’s really fun to watch.”
The Australian Open match
Naomi had an epic win against Su-Wei back in 2019 at the Australian Open in the 3rd round before winning the title. On that occasion, Naomi was 5-7 1-4 down before winning that epic 5-7 6-4 6-1.
Osaka at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.3, Naomi has managed to achieve a composed 7-0 match record in 2021. The Japanese is currently competing at the Australian Open where she ousted Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 6-2, Caroline Garcia 6-2 6-3, Ons Jabeur 6-3 6-2 and Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-4 7-5.
Osaka won 6 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Hsieh at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.71, Hsieh has a compiled 5-2 win-loss record in 2021. Su-Wei is playing at the Australian Open where she managed to beat Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5 6-2, Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 6-3 6-2, Sara Errani 6-4 2-6 7-5 and Marketa Vondrousova 6-4 6-2.
Naomi Osaka and Su-Wei Hsieh squared off 5 times. Their record is 4-1 for Osaka. Previously, the last time when they locked horns, Naomi Osaka won 7-6(3) 5-7 6-2 in the 3rd round in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) in August 2019.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Naomi Osaka and Su-Wei Hsieh |
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