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

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Osaka dispatches Williams

By
Luke Meyer
-
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.

Osaka
Melbourne
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%
See Full Stats

After this match, the head to head between Osaka and Williams is 3-1 for Naomi.

Naomi Osaka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

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).

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).

 

Tennis Scores at the Australian Open

Upcoming matches