Naomi Osaka tops Cornet in the 1st round of the Melbourne Summer Set 1. HIGHLIGHTS – MELBOURNE RESULTS

MELBOURNE SUMMER SET 1 - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Osaka topples Cornet to square off with Maryna Zanevska in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Naomi Osaka vs. Alize Cornet

Naomi Osaka bests Alize Cornet 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Tuesday. Osaka will have to play Maryna Zanevska in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 2 minutes.

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Osaka's Record

Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Alize Cornet Melbourne Summer Set 1 – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Osaka
Cornet
Naomi Osaka
6-4 3-6 6-3
2h:02
Alize Cornet
94
94
Total points
90
90
24
24
Winners
46
46
26%
26%
Ratio Winners
51%
51%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
5
5
8
8
Double Faults
6
6
38%
38%
1st in
64%
64%
77%
77%
1st won
70%
70%
24/31
24/31
1st won
46/66
46/66
58%
58%
2nd won
43%
43%
29/50
29/50
2nd won
16/37
16/37
-- Break Points --
3/11
3/11
Total
2/3
2/3
27%
27%
Won
67%
67%
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At the end of the match, Osaka scored 94 points vs. the French player’s 90.

Osaka

Naomi served very well to win 77% of the points (24/31) behind her first serve, and she won 58% points (29/50) on her second serve. Naomi won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points after she converted only 27% (3/11) of the procured opportunities.

Cornet

On the other side, the French player was effective at converting 67% of the break points that she procured points (2/3). Yet, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this match, the head to head between Osaka and Cornet is 2-0 for Naomi.

Draw and next match H2H: Naomi Osaka vs. Maryna Zanevska – stats

Osaka will compete against Zanevska in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Naomi Osaka and Maryna Zanevska since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Naomi Osaka Draw info

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The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Japanese clinched in the 7th game (4-3) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).

Osaka converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Osaka didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 72 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Naomi won just 2 more points than Alize (37-35). Naomi lost 9 points on serve (21-9). In addition, on the other side, Alize conceded 16 points on serve (26-16).

Cornet conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Alize broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game to win the set 6-3.

Naomi had no answers in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-3 to 6-3.

Cornet was flawless in converting all her break points in the 6th (2-3 0-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Naomi was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (1-1 0-40 and 15-40).

They contested 56 points. Cornet conquered the set after winning 6 points more than Osaka (31-25). Alize dropped 14 points on serve (19-14). On the losing side, Naomi conceded 12 points on serve (11-12).

Osaka had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Alize Cornet in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break was sufficient for the Japanese to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.

They contested 57 points. Naomi won 7 points more than the French player (32-25). Osaka conceded 8 points on serve (21-8). on the other side of the court, Cornet conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).

 

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