Serena Williams dominates Osaka in the quarter of the Rogers Cup

Serena Williams hustles Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Toronto on Saturday. Williams will play Marie Bouzkova in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Serena conquered in the 8^th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).

2^nd set.

Similarly to the 1^st set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Williams conquered in the 3^rd game (2-1) before winning the set (6-4).

At the end of the match, Serena scored 63 points vs. Naomi’s 52 points.

Serena served pretty well to win 82% of the points (32/39) behind her first serve. Nevertheless she won only 46% points (11/24) on her second serve. Serena fired 12 aces and she committed 3 double faults. The American won this match even if she was far from perfect in converting her break points because she converted only 40% (2/5). On the other side, Osaka wasn’t able to conquer any break point. That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Williams and Osaka is 2-2.

Highlights Serena Williams vs. Naomi Osaka Rogers Cup – Toronto

Williams’s Interview

Next Match: Serena Williams vs. Marie Bouzkova – H2H and stats

Williams will play Bouzkova in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Serena Williams and Marie Bouzkova since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.