WTA STUTTGART. Naomi Osaka and Anette Kontaveit will fight for a place in the final at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Saturday at 6.30 pm.
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Naomi Osaka
The world no.1 is finding her way back after all the problems she had following her split with her former coach Sascha Bajin. The Japanese has been training hard on the red clay that is her least favorite surface, and the results are already coming after she managed to reach the semifinal of the prestigious Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Osaka got to the final 4 after defeating Su-Wei Hsieh 6-4 6-3, and then the Japanese stunned Donna Vekic after she recovered from a desperate scoreline when she was 1-5 down in the decider to win 6-3 4-6 7-6 (4).
Anett Kontaveit
Ranked no.15, the Estonian is seeded no.8 in Stuttgart where she reached the semifinal after beating Caroline Garcia 6-4 6-3, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 6-2, and she won the quarters after Vika Azarenka withdrew (right shoulder) when Anett was leading 5-7 7-5 3-0.
HEAD TO HEAD Naomi Osaka vs. Anett Kontaveit
This will be the 3rd time that Naomi and Anett will face each other. The H2H is 2-0 for Naomi that has never conceded a single set to her upcoming opponent (see stats).
Prediction: Osaka to win in 3 sets
According to bet365, Naomi Osaka is the favorite to win the match. See quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded, but coming soon)
