Naomi Osaka crashed out as early as in the 2nd round in Madrid at the hands of Karolina Muchova. The Japanese sensation is definitely not a clay court specialist, and therefore, it is not a surprise that she did not have a deep run in Madrid. The match ended with Naomi losing 6-4 3-6 6-1, but later in the press conference, Osaka revealed that she wasn’t so upset and instead, she was happy for one thing:
“I would say I have a pretty positive outlook on it because for me, my biggest things today, I know I can’t control the outcome of the match, but I can control my attitude and how hard I fought. For me, I thought I did that really well.”
Naomi Osaka has now a lot of time to rest since her next tournament will be only in Rome and that will start from the 10th of May.
Naomi Osaka in 2021
Now the world no.2, Naomi played her last match on the 2nd of May when she lost to world no.20 Karolina Muchova 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the 2nd round in Madrid (draw).
This season Naomi has a compiled 13-2 match record. Naomi has won 1 title at the Australian Open.
Muchova in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.20 (career-high), Karolina has achieved a 10-2 match record in 2021. The Czech is currently competing in Madrid where she defeated Qiang Wang 6-1 6-3 and Naomi Osaka 6-4 3-6 6-1.
Karolina Muchova will square off with the world no.19 Maria Sakkari in the 3rd round. Their head to head is 1-0 for Sakkari.
Naomi Osaka and Karolina Muchova faced off just on 2 occasions. Their actual record is 1-1. Previously, the last time they played, Karolina Muchova won 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the 2nd round in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 2nd of May 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Naomi Osaka and Karolina Muchova |
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