WTA 1000 · Round of 128 · Indian Wells
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Osaka
💥 Big Hitter
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 64% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 2,716 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Naomi Osaka here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Osaka | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–3 | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.22 | 3.74 |
| ROI % | +57.8% | -68.2% |
| Units P/L | +9.25u | -3.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
1
Osaka
2
Stephens
Mar 7, 2022
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 128
Oct 22, 2018
Singapore
H Hard · Round Robin
Feb 22, 2016
Acapulco
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Osaka has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Stephens's 0%).
| Opponent | Osaka | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Camila Osorio | W 62 75 | L 46 16 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Osaka | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.6% | 65.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65.3% | 48.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.8% | 46.8% |
| Aces / Match | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 46.5% | 56.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 41.8% | 25.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 55.4% | 39.4% |
| BP Converted % | 67.3% | 49.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.8% | 40.1% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Naomi Osaka and Sloane Stephens face off in the Round of 128 at Indian Wells on Hard.
Naomi Osaka leads 1-2 over 3 previous meetings.
Naomi Osaka is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Ekaterina Alexandrova (Jun 25).
Sloane Stephens is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Sara Bejlek (May 25).
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