Naomi Osaka posted a snug win over ninth seed Danielle Collins within the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday. The previous world no. 1 dropped simply three video games, profitable 6-2, 6-1 in precisely 60 minutes. Osaka dominated the American each on serve and return.
She hit 13 aces, gained 87% of her first-serve and 50% of her second-serve factors, and confronted no break factors all through the match. As compared, Collins had 5 aces and 7 double faults, gained 58% of her first-serve and simply 32% of her second-serve factors.
She was additionally damaged 5 occasions throughout the match. By way of winners and unforced errors, Osaka had 25 winners to Collins’ 18 however the place the Japanese had simply three unforced errors, the 2022 Australian Open champion completed with nearly thrice as many, with 16.
Publish-match, Osaka mentioned, “After Australia, I used to be coaching actually arduous on daily basis. I went to Indian Wells with the intention to do very well, after which I did not. However Wim instructed me, Hear, you are enjoying very well.
Nevertheless it’s arduous to take heed to somebody let you know you are enjoying properly with out having the outcomes to again it up. I am glad that, in a approach, I haven’t got rating, as a result of I can play the matches that I have to play.
I really feel like I am the kind of individual that performs higher with extra matches, so truly having back-to-back matches advantages me quite a bit”.
Miami Open: Naomi Osaka and Belinda Bencic reignite rivalry
That is the primary time in her profession that Osaka’s made it to the semis in Miami.
For a spot within the remaining, the four-time Slam champion will play Belinda Bencic. The twenty second seed stopped Daria Saville 6-1, 6-2 of their quarter-final conflict in an hour and 9 minutes. The Swiss gained 63% of her first-serve factors whereas Saville gained 50%.
Nonetheless, the place Bencic gained 66% of her second-serve factors, Saville may solely win 21% factors off her second serves. The match noticed a number of break-point possibilities being created by each gamers. However whereas Bencic saved seven of the eight break factors, she confronted, Saville misplaced her serve six of the 11 occasions she confronted a break level.
The Miami Open semi-final would be the fifth time Naomi Osaka and Belinda Bencic shall be enjoying in opposition to one another. Whereas Osaka gained their first match again in 2013, it’s been Bencic who’s since dominated their rivalry, profitable the final three matches all of which have been performed in 2019.
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