R16 Australian Open 2018

Simona Halep #1 def. Naomi Osaka #72

6-3 6-2

Simona Halep defeated Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-2 in the 2018 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSimona HalepNaomi Osaka
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
25
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.2%61.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.1%59.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.5%34.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
87.5%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.5%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%12.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%38.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.0%44.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.8-6.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+6.7-4.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSimona HalepNaomi Osaka
Country ROU JPN
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Oct 16, 1997
Age2620
Height168 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)172
Ranking points (entering)6,425871
Elo (entering)2,0171,727
Current career W-L449–201251–136
Current career earnings$40,236,618$26,612,806
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep #1 2 0 Naomi Osaka #72

Path

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lauren Davis #764-6 6-4 15-13WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2018R32
Eugenie Bouchard #1126-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2018R64
Destanee Aiava #1937-6(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2018R128

Simona Halep's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karolina Pliskova #66-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2018QF

Naomi Osaka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ashleigh Barty #176-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2018R32
Elena Vesnina #197-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2018R64
Kristina Kucova #2507-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2018R128