R16 Italian Open 2019

Naomi Osaka #1 def. Mihaela Buzarnescu #29

6-3 6-3

Naomi Osaka defeated Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-3 6-3 in the 2019 Italian Open third round on clay courts.

Match Information

Date
May 17, 2019*
Tournament
Italian Open
Edition
2019
Category
Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface
Clay
Round
R16

Match Statistics

StatNaomi OsakaMihaela Buzarnescu
Aces91
Double faults12
First serve %59.0%70.0%
First serve points won %88.0%51.0%
Second serve points won %61.0%50.0%
Break points saved %0.0%56.0%
Break points converted %44.0%100.0%
Service points won %77.0%51.0%
Return points won %49.0%23.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%
Match Serve++20.5-6.1
Match Return++6.1-20.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNaomi OsakaMihaela Buzarnescu
Country JPN ROU
Birth dateOct 16, 1997May 4, 1988
Age2131
Height180 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)129
Ranking points (entering)6,3561,580
Elo (entering)1,9731,731
Current career W-L251–13660–65
Current career earnings$26,612,806$2,791,287
Pre-match H2H
Naomi Osaka #1 1 – 0 Mihaela Buzarnescu #29

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Path

Naomi Osaka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominika Cibulkova #336-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 2019R32

Naomi Osaka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kiki Bertens #4(w/o)LH2HMatch dataMay 18, 2019QF

Mihaela Buzarnescu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julia Goerges #186-4 3-6 4-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 16, 2019R32
Jelena Ostapenko #276-2 5-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2019R64