Over the last meetings Osaka, Naomi holds victories - 3, losses - 2. Pohankova, Mia on the other hand holds the following results from the latest games: victories - 3, losses - 2. Based on the games played we can assume that rivals are in similar shape.
Osaka, Naomi: Jasmine Paolini – (Win 2:0), Karolina Muchova – (Loss 2:1), Sara Bejlek – (Win 0:2), Maria Timofeeva – (Win 1:2), Elena Rybakina – (Loss 0:2).
Pohankova, Mia: Tereza Valentova – (Win 0:2), Maria Sakkari – (Loss 0:2), Xiyu Wang – (Win 2:1), Anna Bondar – (Win 0:2), Maria Timofeeva – (Loss 2:1).Both opponents have moved to the round_of_16 while beating strong opponents on their way there. In tournaments as Japan, Tokyo, Hard each event is meaningful which is why a great battle awaits us.