Naomi Osaka wins against Williams in the semifinal. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Osaka dispatches Williams

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Naomi Osaka vs. Serena Williams

In a battle of former world no.1 Naomi Osaka defeats Serena Williams 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Melbourne on Thursday. After a nervous start, Naomi had to defend a break point when she was 0-2 down in the opener. Instead of going 0-3 down, she conquered the following 4 games before winning the opener 6-3. In the second set Naomi conquered the decisive break in the 9th game (5-4) before winning 6-4.

Osaka won this tournament once in 2019. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Osaka's Record

Osaka added to her prize money $ 650,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 1,500,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Naomi will add $ 1,250,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 2,750,000 in total.

Osaka was happy about the outcome. She commented:

“I was really nervous and scared in the beginning and then I sort of eased my way into it.

It’s just always an honor to play her and I just didn’t want to go out really dud. I just wanted to try my best.”

Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Serena Williams Australian Open – Melbourne

Osaka’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Osaka
Williams
Naomi Osaka
6-3 6-4
1h:15
Serena Williams
62
62
Total points
48
48
23
23
Winners
15
15
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
31%
31%
21
21
Unforced
24
24
47%
47%
Ratio Unforced
53%
53%
3/3
3/3
Net Approaches
1/2
1/2
100%
100%
Perc
50%
50%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
3
3
8
8
Double Faults
1
1
45%
45%
1st in
46%
46%
85%
85%
1st won
65%
65%
23/27
23/27
1st won
15/23
15/23
48%
48%
2nd won
44%
44%
16/33
16/33
2nd won
12/27
12/27
197
197
Fastest serve
197
197
177
177
AVG 1st Serve
176
176
129
129
AVG 2nd Serve
144
144
-- Break Points --
4/4
4/4
Total
2/7
2/7
100%
100%
Won
29%
29%
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After this match, the head to head between Osaka and Williams is 3-1 for Naomi.

Naomi Osaka Draw info

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1st Set -
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0
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didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Osaka in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Naomi was not done to come back to break Williams in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Osaka won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-2 to 5-2.

Naomi was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 40-A) and the 5th game (3-2 15-40). On the other side, Serena converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 2nd (2-0 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 30-40).

They contested 58 points. Osaka won 8 more points than Serena (33-25). Naomi lost 12 points on serve (21-12). On the other side, Serena conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).

2nd Set -
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Osaka was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break in the 1st game (1-0). However, that was not enough for Naomi to win the set because the American found the way to break back in the 8th (4-4) game. The Japanese maintained her focus to break Serena in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

They contested 52 points. Naomi was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Serena (29-23). The Japanese conceded 9 points on serve (18-9). On the other side, the American conceded 11 points on serve (14-11).

 

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