On March 30, Naomi Osaka will compete with Danielle-Rose Collins. Will we see the intrigue in this meeting, or will someone manage to win an easy victory?
For the first time, Naomi is close to winning four in a row in one of the tournaments. Formally, she won four matches here. I would still not consider Mukhova’s refusal in Miami as a full-fledged triumph. In the 1/8 finals, Osaka managed to break the resistance of Alison Riske (6:3,6:4). The Japanese woman continues to play powerful and aggressive tennis, trying to reduce the number of unforced errors to a minimum.
Danielle won three victories at the tournament in Miami. She beat Anna Bondar, Vera Zvonareva and Ons Zhaber. After reaching the Australian Open final, this is the second tournament for him. At competitions in Dubai, she starred during the meeting with Marketa Vondrousova. Collins loves and knows how to act powerfully and aggressively. It will be exciting to see if Danielle-Rose will be able to seize the initiative in this match.
The tennis players met twice in their careers. Both meetings were held on hard, and Naomi Osaka won them.
Naomi, in the match with Collins, it should be comfortable if you manage to catch your game rhythm. The American does not like to play number two, and a reliable game on the backline is not her forte. Given this, it is advisable to take a closer look at the victory of the Japanese tennis player. I think that in the course of the meeting, an inevitable decline awaits her, but this is unlikely to bring more dividends to her opponent than winning the game.