Belinda Bencic and Naomi Osaka will meet in the semifinal round of the 2022 WTA Miami Open on Thursday, March 31. Get the live streaming options of this Belinda Bencic v Naomi Osaka match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Belinda Bencic v Naomi Osaka Head to Head
It’s 3-1 to Bencic who has been getting the better of Osaka in their last three matches. All those games were played in 2019 and the Swiss won them comfortably, including the round of 16 encounter in the US Open that year.
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Osaka Back in her Element
Former world number one Naomi Osaka is set to compete in her first significant semifinal on the WTA Tour since reaching the same stage at the Australian Open last season.
Having won the title in Melbourne, the 24-year-old Japanese reached the quarterfinal in Miami but thereafter, her form took a slight hit. She refrained from competing in mid-season and end-of-the-season events on account of her mental health issues and did not play that much tennis for the whole season.
As a result, Osaka’s ranking plummeted and she now finds herself ranked #77 on the circuit.
So far in 2022, she has reached only one other semifinal – a WTA 250 event in Melbourne 1 where she ultimately withdrew against Veronika Kudermetova. In the major and BNP Paribas Open, she couldn’t make it past the early rounds.
Here in the Miami Open, Osaka has delivered a handsome turnaround in her form by reaching the elite four.
Starting without a seeding, she had to take the long way to the semis with wins over Astra Sharma, Angelique Kerber, Alison Riske, and Danielle Collins – all without dropping a single set. The four-time Grand Slam winner also benefited from a walkover against Karolina Muchova in round three.
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Bencic Enjoying a Seamless Run
Number 22 seed Belinda Bencic has also enjoyed a good run in Miami. She has gone unbeaten and hasn’t lost a set so far.
Her list of victims isn’t as challenging as Osaka’s but nonetheless, the Swiss will be pleased with her performance. She has dismissed Marta Kostyuk, Heather Watson, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, and Daria Saville.
Currently ranked World No. 28, this showing also marks her best results on the tour this year. Up until now, her previous best run came in Sydney and St. Petersburg where she reached the quarterfinal.
After that, Bencic incurred surprising opening-round exits in Doha (defeat to Clara Tauson) and Indian Wells (loss to Kaia Kanepi).
That said, the 25-year-old has a good pedigree and while it isn’t studded with Grand Slams, she has seen her fair share of big wins. Last year, Bencic took the Olympic Gold in singles and the silver in doubles, in addition to reaching the final at the Adelaide International and German Open.
Bencic v Osaka Prediction and Tip
Osaka will start as the favourite but Bencic, given her superior head to head tally with her opponent, will fancy her chances just as well. This can swing either way but we may be looking at a long match.
Tip: Over 20.5 games in the match: 5/6 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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The 2022 WTA Miami Open will be played from March 21 to April 3. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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