Kai Lin Zhang vs Naomi OsakaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇳Kai Lin Zhang
Unranked · 36 yrs · Right-Handed
473w1 meeting · sets 1–2
🇯🇵Naomi Osaka
#18 · 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 | — | 66% | 21/32 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 27% | 3/11 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 33% | 14/43 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 53% | 17/32 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 60% | 6/10 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 71% | 10/14 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 94% | 31/33 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 64% | 21/33 | |
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 61% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 811 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 | - | 9–4 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.46 |
| ROI % | - | -14.3% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.86u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhang | Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | ROU |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Karolina Muchova
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 6
Sara Bejlek
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 4
Maria Timofeeva
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Elena Rybakina
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 7
Elise Mertens
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 6
Katerina Siniakova
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Anastasia Zakharova
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Elena Rybakina
National Bank Open - Toronto · Quarterfinals
Aug 12
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 43–43 matches
| Metric | Zhang | Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 74% |
| 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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