Naomi Osaka and Kiki Bertens will face off in the quarters of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 3rd time of their career.
LAST UPDATE. NAOMI HAD TO WITHDRAW
Naomi Osaka
Currently world no. 1, Osaka reached the quarters after beating Dominika Cibulkova 6-3 6-3 and Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-3 6-3 after playing rather solid tennis.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in Melbourne where she defeated Petra Kvitova in the final 7-62 5-7 6-4 and she is looking forward to adding another important trophy. The Japanese is now sure that she remains world no.1 until the French Open.
Last year result
Naomi lost in the 2nd round 6-1 6-0 to Simona Halep in Rome.
Kiki Bertens
Ranked no. 4 (career high), Kiki reaches the quarters after defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-2 4-6 7-5 and Carla Suarez Navarro 6-4 1-6 6-3.
Her best result of the season was conquering the title in Madrid where she beat Simona Halep in the final 6-4 6-4.
Last year result
Bertens lost in the 1st round 6-2 4-6 6-3 to Maria Sakkari in Rome.
HEAD TO HEAD and prediction Naomi Osaka vs. Kiki Bertens
This will be the 3rd time that Naomi Osaka and Kiki Bertens fight. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), but they have never squared off on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Bertens won after Naomi retired when she was 6-3 down in the Round Robin in Singapore back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Naomi Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.80
Kiki Bertens -> 2.00
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