Naomi Osaka ousts Elise Mertens 6-3 6-3 in the 4th round in Miami on Monday. Osaka will fight against Maria Sakkari in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 28 minutes. Oska was in full control of the match from the very beginning gaining an early break in both sets. The first set was particularly smooth for the Japanese no.1 after grabbing a strong 5-1 lead.
This will be her best result in this event. In the past, the best she could do in the past was reaching the 3rd round in 2016 and 2019. Here you can see her history at this event.
Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Elise Mertens Miami Open – Miami
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:28
At the end of the match, Osaka scored 70 points vs. the Belgian’s 54.
Osaka
Naomi won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points after she converted only 36% (5/14) of the procured opportunities.
Mertens
On the other side, Elise was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (2/4). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this encounter, the head to head between Osaka and Mertens is 3-1 for Naomi.
Draw and next match H2H: Naomi Osaka vs. Maria Sakkari – stats
Osaka will square off with Sakkari in the quarter.
This will be the 5th time that Naomi Osaka and Maria Sakkari play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they played, Osaka won 6-2 6-74 6-3 in the 1st round in Brisbane back in 2020.
Live score progression and stats
Osaka got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Sakkari in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Naomi to win the set as the Belgian succeeded in breaking back in the 7th (2-5) game.
Naomi failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 0.
Naomi was unable to break Elise in the 8th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Osaka converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40), the 6th (4-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Mertens converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 6th (1-5 0-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).
They contested 59 points. Osaka conquered the set after winning 7 points more than the Belgian (33-26). Naomi dropped 12 points on serve (18-12). In addition, on the other side, Elise conceded 15 points on serve (14-15).
The Japanese won the set after she broke Mertens 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
The Belgian was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-3 to 6-3.
Osaka lost 6 points on serve (15-6). In addition, on the other side, Elise conceded 20 points on serve (18-20).
Tennis Scores in Miami
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- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (6-1 1-6 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Elise MertensMertens (6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-4 2-6 7-66) – Stats and score progression
- Anastasija SevastovaSevastova – Ana KonjuhKonjuh (6-1 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Petra KvitovaKvitova (2-6 7-5 7-5) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
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- Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo – Ons JabeurJabeur (1-2) – H2H details and stats
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (2-3) – H2H details and stats
- Anastasija SevastovaSevastova – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (1-1) – H2H details and stats
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Naomi OsakaOsaka (1-3) – H2H details and stats
