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Sofia Kenin #22 def. Naomi Osaka #1

6-4 1-6 2-0 (ret.)

Match Information

Date Aug 17, 2019*
Tournament Cincinnati
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Sofia Kenin
Score6-4 1-6 2-0 (ret.)
Loser Naomi Osaka
StatSofia KeninNaomi Osaka
Aces210
Double faults41
First serve %6259
First serve points won %7685
Second serve points won %3948
Break points saved %8071
Break points converted %2920
Service points won %6270
Return points won %3038
Total points won %4753

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSofia KeninNaomi Osaka
Country USA JPN
Birth dateNov 14, 1998Oct 16, 1997
Age2021
Height170180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)221
Ranking points (entering)2,1406,417
Elo (entering)1,9251,929
Career W-L172–150240–130
Career earnings$12,503,627$26,367,552
Pre-match H2H
Sofia Kenin 0 1 Naomi Osaka

Path

Sofia Kenin's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 2019R16 Elina Svitolina 6-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data
Aug 15, 2019R32 Zarina Diyas 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 14, 2019R64 Julia Goerges 6-4 7-6(6)WH2HMatch data

Sofia Kenin's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 17, 2019SF Madison Keys 5-7 4-6LH2HMatch data

Naomi Osaka's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 2019R16 Su-Wei Hsieh 7-6(3) 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 15, 2019R32 Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch data