QF Indian Wells Open 2018

Naomi Osaka #44 def. Karolina Pliskova #5

6-2 6-3

Naomi Osaka defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-2 6-3 in the 2018 Indian Wells Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 16, 2018*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 2018
Category: Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Stat	Naomi Osaka	Karolina Pliskova
Aces	2	5
Double faults	1	6
First serve %	54.0%	58.0%
First serve points won %	73.0%	52.0%
Second serve points won %	50.0%	31.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	40.0%
Break points converted %	60.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	62.0%	43.0%
Return points won %	57.0%	38.0%
Total points won %	59.0%	41.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Naomi Osaka	Karolina Pliskova
Country	JPN	CZE
Birth date	Oct 16, 1997	Mar 21, 1992
Age	20	25
Height	180 cm	186 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	44	5
Ranking points (entering)	1,170	5,080
Elo (entering)	1,822	1,949
Current career W-L	251–135	430–248
Current career earnings	$26,612,806	$26,988,922

Pre-match H2H

Naomi Osaka #44 0 – 1 Karolina Pliskova #5

Path

Naomi Osaka's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Maria Sakkari #58	6-1 5-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 2018	R16
Sachia Vickery #100	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 12, 2018	R32
Agnieszka Radwanska #32	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 10, 2018	R64
Maria Sharapova #41	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 2018	R128

Naomi Osaka's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Simona Halep #1	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 2018	SF

Karolina Pliskova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amanda Anisimova #149	6-1 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 2018	R16
Shuai Zhang #33	7-5 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 12, 2018	R32
Irina-Camelia Begu #36	7-6(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 10, 2018	R64