Naomi Osaka upsets Karolina Muchova 1-6 6-1 6-3 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Wednesday. Osaka will face Belinda Bencic in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 57 minutes. Naomi won this tournament twice in 2019 and 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Osaka's Record

Osaka added to her prize money $ 90,000 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 290,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Japanese will add $ 130,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 420,000 in total.

Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Karolina Muchova Australian Open – Melbourne

Osaka’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Osaka
Muchova
1-6 6-1 6-3
1h:57
87
87
Total points
77
77
29
29
Winners
29
29
33%
33%
Ratio Winners
38%
38%
27
27
Unforced
29
29
48%
48%
Ratio Unforced
52%
52%
6/9
6/9
Net Approaches
10/17
10/17
67%
67%
Perc
59%
59%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
4
4
1
1
Double Faults
4
4
59%
59%
1st in
54%
54%
71%
71%
1st won
57%
57%
29/41
29/41
1st won
29/51
29/51
54%
54%
2nd won
52%
52%
15/28
15/28
2nd won
23/44
23/44
185
185
Fastest serve
177
177
168
168
AVG 1st Serve
165
165
132
132
AVG 2nd Serve
141
141
-- Break Points --
4/17
4/17
Total
2/6
2/6
24%
24%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, the Japanese scored 87 points vs. Muchova’s 77.

Osaka

The Japanese won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points as she converted only 24% (4/17) of the procured opportunities.

Muchova

On the other side, Karolina was struggling when converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Osaka and Muchova is 2-2.

Draw and next match H2H: Naomi Osaka vs. Belinda Bencic – stats

Osaka will come up against Bencic in the 3rd round.

This will be the 6th time that Naomi Osaka and Belinda Bencic face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Osaka won 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Miami back in 2022.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Muchova 6-1
MuchovaOsaka
6
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
MuchovaOsaka
6
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
MuchovaOsaka
5
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
MuchovaOsaka
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
MuchovaOsaka
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
MuchovaOsaka
3
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
MuchovaOsaka
2
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
MuchovaOsaka
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30

Osaka started the set in the best possible way after breaking Karolina Muchova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. The Czech improved her lead after breaking Osaka in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

A defining moment of this set was when Muchova won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to bring the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.

Karolina was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 4th game (3-0 0-40 and 15-40). Also, on the other side, Osaka was on the money in converting all her break points in the 7th game (1-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 55 points. The Czech was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Osaka (32-23). Muchova surrendered 11 points on serve (20-11). on the other side of the court, Naomi conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).

2nd Set -
Osaka 6-1
OsakaMuchova
6
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
OsakaMuchova
6
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
OsakaMuchova
5
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
OsakaMuchova
4
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
OsakaMuchova
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
OsakaMuchova
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
OsakaMuchova
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40

The Japanese was too good to concede barely 1 game before breaking the Czech 2 times and win the set 6-1.

Karolina was completely wiped out in the last 6 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.

Osaka converted 25% of her break points (2/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (4-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (6-0 40-A). On the other side, Muchova wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (1-3 40-A).

They played 58 points. The Japanese conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Muchova (33-25). Osaka lost 6 points on serve (14-6). Regarding the other side of the net, Muchova conceded 19 points on serve (19-19).

3rd Set -
Osaka 6-3
OsakaMuchova
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
OsakaMuchova
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
OsakaMuchova
4
3
15
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
OsakaMuchova
4
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
OsakaMuchova
3
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
OsakaMuchova
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
OsakaMuchova
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
OsakaMuchova
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15

Osaka won the set after she broke Karolina in the 5th

(3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

They contested 52 points. Naomi was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Karolina (31-21). The Japanese surrendered 7 points on serve (18-7). On the losing side, Karolina conceded 13 points on serve (14-13).

1st
Osaka
Muchova
1-6
1
6
1
5
0
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
2nd
Osaka
Muchova
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Osaka
Muchova
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1

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  • Clara TausonTauson – Tatjana MariaMaria (6-2 6-2)
  • Belinda BencicBencic – Suzan LamensLamens (6-1 7-63)
  • Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Cristina BucsaBucsa (3-6 6-4 6-4)
  • Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (7-62)
  • Naomi OsakaOsaka – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (1-6 6-1 6-3)
  • Laura Siegemund
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  • Jessica PegulaPegula – Elise MertensMertens (6-4 6-2)
  • Magdalena FrechFrech – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (0-6 6-0 6-2)
  • Olga DanilovicDanilovic – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-1 6-2)
  • Mirra AndreevaAndreeva – Moyuka UchijimaUchijima (6-4 3-6 7-68)
  • Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (6-4 7-5)

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