Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams are going to clash for the 4th times in their career in the Australian Open semifinal. While Serena won their recent exhibition match in Adelaide and their previous official match in Toronto, Naomi defeated the American legend on 2 occasions in Miami and in the US Open final back in 2018 6-2 6-4.
That match at the Flushing Meadows was absolutely iconic. Here he highlights with the report.
Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Serena Williams U.S. Open – New York
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Naomi scored 60 points vs. Serena’s 50.
Osaka
Osaka was effective when converting 80% of the break points that she conquered (4/5).
Williams
On the other side, Serena was struggling when converting her break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Osaka and Williams is 2-1 for Naomi.
This was the 6th career title for Osaka. (see list of the title). The American remains with 73rd titles. (see list of the title)
Live score progression and stats
Naomi in this set didn’t concede much to Williams and without struggling too much she won 6-2 after breaking the American in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.
A crucial moment of this set was when the Japanese won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.
Naomi was unerring in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, Serena was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (1-4 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 52 points. Osaka won 10 more points than Serena (31-21). Naomi lost 8 points on serve (18-8). On the losing side, Williams conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).
The Japanese conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Osaka broke back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (4-3) game to win the set 6-4.
There was a pivotal moment in this set when Osaka won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the score from 1-3 to 5-3.
The Japanese converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (1-3 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40). In addition on the other side, Williams converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 63 points. The Japanese won 5 points more than the American (34-29). Osaka conceded 12 points on serve (22-12). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).
