Naomi Osaka shocks Bencic in the semifinal of the Miami Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – MIAMI RESULTS

    MIAMI OPEN - MIAMI DRAW AND RESULTS. Osaka stuns Bencic to compete against Iga Swiatek in the final

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Naomi Osaka vs. Belinda Bencic

    Naomi Osaka stuns Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Miami on Thursday. Osaka will seek to keep on going in this event against Iga Swiatek in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 6 minutes. This will be her best result in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do in the past was reaching the quarter in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

    Osaka
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    Osaka's Record

    Naomi added to her prize money $ 302,125 after winning this match. She has won already $ 646,110 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Japanese will add $ 585,135 to her earnings to get in total $ 1,231,245 in total.

    Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Belinda Bencic Miami Open – Miami

    Osaka’s Interview

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Osaka
    Bencic
    Naomi Osaka
    4-6 6-3 6-4
    2h:06
    Belinda Bencic
    97
    97
    Total points
    84
    84
    46
    46
    Winners
    35
    35
    47%
    47%
    Ratio Winners
    42%
    42%
    -- Serve --
    18
    18
    Aces
    7
    7
    3
    3
    Double Faults
    8
    8
    60%
    60%
    1st in
    62%
    62%
    79%
    79%
    1st won
    67%
    67%
    46/58
    46/58
    1st won
    35/52
    35/52
    38%
    38%
    2nd won
    41%
    41%
    15/39
    15/39
    2nd won
    13/32
    13/32
    -- Break Points --
    5/12
    5/12
    Total
    4/14
    4/14
    42%
    42%
    Won
    29%
    29%
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    At the end of the match, Naomi scored 97 points vs. Bencic’s 84.

    Osaka

    Osaka served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (46/58) behind her first serve. However she won only 38% points (15/39) on her second serve. Osaka fired 18 aces and she committed 3 double faults. The Japanese won this match even if she was not so effective in converting her break points after she converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.

    Bencic

    On the other side, Belinda was struggling when converting her break points (only 29% – 4/14). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

    After this match, the head to head between Osaka and Bencic is 2-3 for Belinda.

    Draw and next match H2H: Naomi Osaka vs. Iga Swiatek – stats

    Osaka will take on Swiatek in the final.

    This will be the 2nd time that Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

    The last time that they locked horns, Osaka won 7-64 6-4 in the 3rd round in Toronto back in 2019.

    Naomi Osaka Draw info

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    Bencic won the set after she broke the Japanese in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. The Japanese tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (4-2) game. Nevertheless, the Swiss stayed solid to win the set 6-4.

    Certainly, a key moment was when the Swiss won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to bring the score from 0-1 to 4-1.

    The Swiss was unerring in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the Japanese was unerring in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (1-4 15-40 and 30-40).

    They contested 62 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Swiss won just 2 points more than Osaka (32-30). Belinda lost 13 points on serve (21-13). on the other side of the court, the Japanese conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).

    Osaka had a strong start of this set after breaking Belinda Bencic in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, there was more to do for Naomi to win the set since the Swiss managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Naomi kept her focus to break the Swiss in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).

    The Japanese was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 5th game (3-2 15-40). On the other side, Belinda converted 16% of her break points (1/6). She had her opportunities in the 0th (0-1 40-A) and the 3rd game (0-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

    They played 55 points. Naomi conquered the set after winning 7 points more than the Swiss (31-24). The Japanese conceded 14 points on serve (22-14). On the losing side, Belinda conceded 9 points on serve (10-9).

    Osaka won the set after she broke Bencic in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game. Bencic tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Nevertheless, the Japanese refused to give way to conquer the set 6-4.

    The Japanese failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 30.

    An important stage of this set was when Osaka won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to bring the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2.

    Osaka converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Swiss converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40 and 30-40).

    They played 64 points. Osaka won 8 more points than Bencic (36-28). The Japanese lost 11 points on serve (22-11). Regarding the other side of the net, the Swiss conceded 14 points on serve (17-14).

     

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