Kai Lin Zhang vs Naomi OsakaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇳Kai Lin Zhang
Unranked · 36 yrs · Right-Handed
467w1 meeting · sets 1–2
🇯🇵Naomi Osaka
#13 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
Kai Lin Zhang and Naomi Osaka have met 1 time since 2017; Naomi Osaka leads 1–0. Across all meetings Zhang has taken 1 sets to Osaka's 2. Their most recent meeting: Naomi Osaka won at Fed Cup G1 RR: CHN vs JPN (2017).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Lin Zhang | Osaka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kai Lin Zhang | Naomi Osaka | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 71% | 22/31 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 33% | 4/12 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 30% | 13/43 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 53% | 17/32 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 67% | 6/9 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 64% | 9/14 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 88% | 29/33 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 67% | 22/33 | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Lin Zhang 0, Osaka 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
🛡️ The Spoiler
Osaka
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 57% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 826 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Naomi Osaka.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Feb 10, 2017
Fed Cup G1 RR: CHN vs JPN
H Hard · Round Robin
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhang | Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 12–3 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.50 |
| ROI % | - | +15.1% |
| Units P/L | - | +2.27u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhang | Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 5 |
| Distance | — | 350 mi · 563 km |
| Route | — | AUT → CAN |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Rebecca Peterson
Guangzhou · Round of 16
Sep 21
Jana Fett
Guangzhou · Round of 32
Sep 20
Nao Hibino
Nanchang · Round of 32
Jul 26
Ashleigh Barty
Kuala Lumpur · Quarterfinals
Mar 3
Risa Ozaki
Kuala Lumpur · Round of 16
Mar 2
Kateryna Baindl
Kuala Lumpur · Round of 32
Mar 1
Samantha Stosur
Dubai · Round of 64
Feb 22
Karman Thandi
Fed Cup G1 RR: CHN vs IND · Round Robin
Feb 10
Elena Rybakina
National Bank Open - Toronto · Quarterfinals
Aug 12
Leylah Fernandez
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 10
Elise Mertens
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Panna Udvardy
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Alexandra Eala
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · Semifinals
Aug 1
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Karolina Muchova
Wimbledon - London · Quarterfinals
Jul 7
Aryna Sabalenka
Wimbledon - London · 4th Round
Jul 5
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 43–43 matches
| Metric | Zhang | Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 72% |
| Sets won | - | 67% |
| Games won | - | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhang | Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| BJK Cup | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhang | Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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