Naomi Osaka bests Starodubtsewa in the 1st round – MIAMI RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

MIAMI OPEN - MIAMI DRAW AND RESULTS. Osaka defeats Starodubtsewa

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Luke Meyer
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Naomi Osaka ousts Yuliia Starodubtseva 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in Miami on Tuesday. Osaka will clash against Liudmila Samsonova in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this tournament was reaching the final in 2022. Here you can see her history at this event.

Osaka
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Osaka's Record

Naomi added to her prize money $ 11,500 after winning this match. She has already won $ 35,260 after this win. If she wins the next match, Osaka will add $ 25,140 to her earnings to get in total $ 60,400 in total.

Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Yuliia Starodubtseva Miami Open – Miami

Osaka’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Osaka
Starodubtseva
Naomi Osaka
3-6 6-4 6-3
2h:28
Yuliia Starodubtseva
96
96
Total points
89
89
38
38
Winners
38
38
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
43%
43%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
0
0
4
4
Double Faults
1
1
53%
53%
1st in
70%
70%
75%
75%
1st won
61%
61%
38/51
38/51
1st won
38/62
38/62
46%
46%
2nd won
50%
50%
21/46
21/46
2nd won
13/26
13/26
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
3/10
3/10
50%
50%
Won
30%
30%
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At the end of the match, the Japanese scored 96 points vs. the Ukrainian’s 89.

Osaka

Naomi served very well to win 75% of the points (38/51) behind her first serve. However she won only 46% points (21/46) on her second serve. Naomi struck 10 aces and she committed 4 double faults. Osaka was pretty effective at converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (4/8).

Starodubtsewa

On the other side, the Ukrainian was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 30% – 3/10). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Naomi Osaka vs. Liudmila Samsonova – stats

Osaka will compete against Samsonova in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Naomi Osaka and Liudmila Samsonova square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Osaka and Samsonova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Samsonova won 6-2 4-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in Madrid back in 2024.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Starodubtseva 6-3
StarodubtsevaOsaka
6
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
StarodubtsevaOsaka
6
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
StarodubtsevaOsaka
5
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
StarodubtsevaOsaka
5
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
StarodubtsevaOsaka
5
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
30
40
StarodubtsevaOsaka
5
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
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40
40
A
40
StarodubtsevaOsaka
4
0
15
0
15
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
StarodubtsevaOsaka
3
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
StarodubtsevaOsaka
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
StarodubtsevaOsaka
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30

Osaka had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Yuliia Starodubtseva in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Nevertheless, there was more work to do for Starodubtsewa to win the set as Osaka managed to break back in the 7th (2-5) game.

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Starodubtsewa won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to convert the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

They played 70 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Yulia won just 2 more points than Naomi (36-34). Yulia lost 13 points on serve (19-13). Regarding the other side of the net, the Japanese conceded 17 points on serve (21-17).

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

The Japanese clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 5th (2-3) game, Naomi broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.

Osaka failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 30.

The Ukrainian was completely wiped out in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 2-4 to 6-4.

Osaka converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (3-4 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Ukrainian converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 67 points. Naomi conquered the set after winning 5 points more than the Ukrainian (36-31). The Japanese lost 11 points on serve (20-11). on the other side of the court, Starodubtsewa conceded 16 points on serve (20-16).

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

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

The Japanese was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (2-1 0-40). On the other side, Starodubtsewa was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).

They contested 50 points. Naomi was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than the Ukrainian (28-22). Osaka surrendered 10 points on serve (20-10). In addition, on the other side, Starodubtsewa conceded 8 points on serve (12-8).

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

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