Naomi Osaka bests Zheng in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – SAN JOSE RESULTS

    MUBADALA SILICON VALLEY CLASSIC - SAN JOSE DRAW AND RESULTS. Osaka wins against Zheng to fight against Cori Gauff in the 2nd round

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Naomi Osaka vs. Qinwen Zheng

    Naomi Osaka aces Qinwen Zheng 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the 1st round in San Jose on Tuesday. Osaka will have to play Cori Gauff in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 2 minutes. This run will match her best achievement in this tournament. Here you can see her history at this event.

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    Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Qinwen Zheng Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic – San Jose

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJOaeO_TlkM

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Osaka
    Zheng
    Naomi Osaka
    6-4 3-6 6-1
    2h:02
    Qinwen Zheng
    83
    83
    Total points
    78
    78
    35
    35
    Winners
    24
    24
    42%
    42%
    Ratio Winners
    31%
    31%
    -- Serve --
    11
    11
    Aces
    3
    3
    2
    2
    Double Faults
    7
    7
    48%
    48%
    1st in
    46%
    46%
    81%
    81%
    1st won
    73%
    73%
    35/43
    35/43
    1st won
    24/33
    24/33
    50%
    50%
    2nd won
    59%
    59%
    23/46
    23/46
    2nd won
    23/39
    23/39
    -- Break Points --
    3/6
    3/6
    Total
    1/8
    1/8
    50%
    50%
    Won
    13%
    13%
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    At the end of the match, the Japanese scored 83 points vs. the Chinese’s 78.

    Osaka

    Osaka served very well to win 81% of the points (35/43) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (23/46) on her second serve. Naomi blasted 11 aces and she committed 2 double faults. Osaka was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (3/6).

    Zheng

    On the other side, Zheng was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 13% – 1/8). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

    After this match, the head to head between Osaka and Zheng is 1-0 for Naomi.

    Draw and next match H2H: Naomi Osaka vs. Cori Gauff – stats

    Osaka will compete against Gauff in the 2nd round.

    This will be the 4th time that Naomi Osaka and Cori Gauff clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.

    The last time that they played each other, Osaka won 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2021.

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    Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Japanese clinched in the 3rd game (2-1) before ultimately conquering the set (6-4).

    Naomi converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Qinwen was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 3rd game (1-2 30-40).

    They played 63 points. This set was a huge battle since finally the Japanese won just 1 point more than Zheng (32-31). The Japanese conceded 12 points on serve (24-12). on the other side of the net, Qinwen conceded 8 points on serve (19-8).

    Similarly to the 1st set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the Chinese snatched in the 8th game (5-3) before ultimately conquering the set (6-3).

    Qinwen was spot on in converting all her break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Chinese didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 50 points. Zheng was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Naomi (28-22). The Chinese conceded 7 points on serve (20-7). On the other side, Osaka conceded 8 points on serve (15-8).

    Osaka was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Qinwen Zheng in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Naomi managed to boost her lead after breaking Qinwen in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

    A defining moment of this set was when Naomi won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to bring the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

    The Japanese converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Qinwen was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (0-4 40-A) and the 7th game (1-5 30-40).

    They contested 46 points. The Japanese was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Zheng (26-20). Naomi dropped 12 points on serve (16-12). On the losing side, Zheng conceded 10 points on serve (8-10).

     

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