Miami Open 2022: Alison Riske vs Naomi Osaka Prediction, Head to Head, Preview, and Live Stream Details

Alison Riske vs Naomi Osaka

Alison Riske will be up against 4-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka in the Round of 16 of the 2022 Miami Open.

Alison Riske vs Naomi Osaka: Match Details

Tournament: Miami Open
Match: Alison Riske vs Naomi Osaka
Round: Fourth Round (Round of 16)
Date: 28th March
Venue: Miami, Florida, USA
Surface: Hardcourt

Alison Riske vs Naomi Osaka: Preview

Ranked no. 50, Riske got to the 4th round after beating Jil Teichmann 7-6(5), 6-3, Alize Cornet 6-2 6-2, and Ann Li 6-2 3-6 6-3. In the 3rd round, The American defeated Li (6-2 3-6 6-3). During the match, Riske scored 91 points vs Li’s 82. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Regarding the service games, Riske scored just 1 ace in the course of the match and she committed only 1 double fault. Alison Riske lost the serve 5 times and she saved 4 breakpoints. Furthermore, Riske put 71% of her first serves in, winning 58% (35/60) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (12/25) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Li 7 times after converting 41% of her breakpoints (7/17).

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Ranked no. 77, Naomi got to the 4th round after beating Astra Sharma 6-3 6-4, Angelique Kerber 6-2 6-3, and Karolina Muchova w/o. In the 3rd round, The Japanese defeated Muchova (w/o). However, the world no. 50 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Naomi was not very aggressive do strike just winners.

About the serving games, Osaka wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she was very consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match.

Alison Riske vs Naomi Osaka: Head to head

Since 2019 the team of Alison Riske and the team of Naomi Osaka had a total of 1 competition among which there were 0 victories of Alison Riske, 0 ties.

Alison Riske vs Naomi Osaka: Prediction

Osaka should quickly bring this meeting to its logical conclusion. The difference in class between the opponents is quite significant, and we believe that she will get a ticket to the next round without any special adventures. Expect a thrilling match with Osaka dominating Riske.

Prediction: Naomi Osaka to win in straight sets.