SF Australian Open 2019

Naomi Osaka #4 def. Karolina Pliskova #8

6-2 4-6 6-4

Naomi Osaka defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the 2019 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNaomi OsakaKarolina Pliskova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
153
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.6%71.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.1%68.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.0%32.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.1%58.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.6%35.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
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.
+7.3+1.6
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.
-1.6-7.3

* 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 OsakaKarolina Pliskova
Country JPN CZE
Birth dateOct 16, 1997Mar 21, 1992
Age2126
Height180 cm186 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)48
Ranking points (entering)5,2704,750
Elo (entering)1,9592,014
Current career W-L251–136430–248
Current career earnings$26,612,806$26,988,922
Pre-match H2H

Path

Naomi Osaka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elina Svitolina #76-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2019QF
Anastasija Sevastova #124-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2019R16
Su-Wei Hsieh #275-7 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2019R32
Tamara Zidansek #786-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Magda Linette #806-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128

Naomi Osaka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Kvitova #67-6(2) 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2019F

Karolina Pliskova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #166-4 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2019QF
Garbiñe Muguruza #186-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2019R16
Camila Giorgi #286-4 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2019R32
Madison Brengle #884-6 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2019R64
Karolina Muchova #1386-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2019R128