Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka have been racing hard at the Miami Open to conquer the prestigious WTA1000 and be the new world no.1 after the tournament.
Barty is now extremely close to defending her top spot in the rankings as she needs to win her next match to stay no.1 from next Monday. As of now, Ashleigh has 8576 “live” points vs. Osaka’s 7985. If Ashleigh wins her next match, she will have 8835 points. That would be an unassailable lead for Osaka that can get 8770 points if she wins the Miami Open.
Nevertheless, things might get complicated for the Australian. Ashleigh Barty will compete against the world no.5 Elina Svitolina in the semifinal. Their current record is 5-1 for Svitolina.
Barty in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.1, Barty has a 12-2 win-loss record in 2021. The Australian is currently competing in Miami where she bested Kristina Kucova 6-3 4-6 7-5, Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-2, Victoria Azarenka 6-1 1-6 6-2 and Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-75 6-3.
The Australian clinched 1 title in 2021 in Melbourne.
The Australian won 9 titles in her career: 5 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Osaka in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.2, the Japanese owns an overall 12-0 win-loss record in 2021. Osaka is competing in Miami where she managed to beat Ajla Tomljanovic 7-63 6-4, Nina Stojanovic w/o and Elise Mertens 6-3 6-3.
Naomi Osaka will play the world no.25 Maria Sakkari in the quarter on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on Grandstand. Their current record is 3-1 for Osaka.
Naomi conquered 1 title in 2021 at the Australian Open.
Naomi won 7 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka faced off 4 times. Their current record is 2-2. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Naomi Osaka won 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the final in Beijing (China Open) in October 2019.
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