Naomi Osaka played her first match of the European clay-court season on Friday to beat her compatriot Misaki Doi in straight sets and face Karolina Muchova in the 2nd round.
The Japanese sensation admitted that she was not sure about her performance on clay since she didn’t play on that surface for a couple of years. Naomi didn’t start very well against Misaki Doi to immediately go two games down. She later recovered and she won the first set 7-5 after failing to serve out the set when she was leading 5-4. The final score was 6-2.
After the match, Osaka posted on Instagram a post saying: “First clay day. Happy with how it went.”
Naomi Osaka will fight against the world no.20 Karolina Muchova in the 2nd round. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Osaka. When they played, Naomi Osaka won 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in New York (Western & Southern Open) in August 2020.
Osaka in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.2, Naomi has achieved a compiled 13-1 record in 2021. The Japanese is competing in Madrid where she ousted Misaki Doi 7-5 6-2.
Naomi has won 1 title in 2021 at the Australian Open.
Osaka won 7 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Muchova in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.20 (career-high), the Czech has an overall 9-2 win-loss record in 2021. The Czech is currently competing in Madrid where she ousted Qiang Wang 6-1 6-3.
Karolina Muchova will compete against the world no.2 Naomi Osaka in the 2nd round. Their head to head is 1-0 for Osaka.
