Naomi Osaka shocks Samsonova in the 2nd round at the Miami Open – MIAMI RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

MIAMI OPEN - MIAMI DRAW AND RESULTS. Osaka shocks Samsonova

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Luke Meyer
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Naomi Osaka surprises Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in Miami on Thursday. Osaka will clash against Hailey Baptiste in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 22 minutes. Her best result in this tournament was reaching the final in 2022. Here you can see her history at this event.

Osaka
Miami
Osaka's Record

Naomi added to her prize money $ 25,140 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 60,400 after this win. If she wins the next match, Osaka will add $ 42,825 to her earnings to get in total $ 103,225 in total.

Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Liudmila Samsonova Miami Open – Miami

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Osaka
Samsonova
Naomi Osaka
6-2 6-4
1h:22
Liudmila Samsonova
64
64
Total points
40
40
23
23
Winners
21
21
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
53%
53%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
3
3
1
1
Double Faults
4
4
64%
64%
1st in
59%
59%
79%
79%
1st won
60%
60%
23/29
23/29
1st won
21/35
21/35
75%
75%
2nd won
38%
38%
12/16
12/16
2nd won
9/24
9/24
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
1/3
1/3
50%
50%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, the Japanese scored 64 points vs. Ludmilla’s 40.

Osaka

The Japanese served very well to win 79% of the points (23/29) behind her first serve, and she won 75% points (12/16) on her second serve. The Japanese was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (4/8).

Samsonova

On the other side, the Russian was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Osaka and Samsonova is 2-1 for Naomi.

Draw and next match H2H: Naomi Osaka vs. Hailey Baptiste – stats

Osaka will play Baptiste in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Naomi Osaka and Hailey Baptiste clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Osaka won 6-72 6-1 6-2 in the quarter in Auckland back in January 2025.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Osaka 6-2
OsakaSamsonova
6
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
OsakaSamsonova
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
OsakaSamsonova
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
OsakaSamsonova
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
OsakaSamsonova
3
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
OsakaSamsonova
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
OsakaSamsonova
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
OsakaSamsonova
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
OsakaSamsonova
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Naomi in this set was more solid than Ludmilla and without too much struggle she won 6-2 after breaking Ludmilla in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Naomi failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 15.

The Russian was eclipsed in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Naomi converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (3-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40). On the other side, the Japanese didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 46 points. The Japanese conquered the set after winning 20 points more than Ludmilla (33-13). Osaka was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (20-3). Regarding the other side of the net, Ludmilla conceded 13 points on serve (10-13).

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

Naomi won the set after she broke the Russian in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Samsonova tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Nevertheless, Naomi kept the situation under control to conquer the set 6-4.

Osaka converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (3-2 30-40), the 8th (5-2 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 40-A). Also, on the other side, Ludmilla converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 9th game (3-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 58 points. Osaka was the one to win the set after conquering 4 more points than the Russian (31-27). The Japanese lost 7 points on serve (15-7). on the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 16 points on serve (20-16).

1st
Osaka
Samsonova
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Osaka
Samsonova
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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