Brisbane International, QF Preview
?? (2) Naomi Osaka vs. ?? (8) Anastasija Sevastova
An intriguing quarter-final clash at the Brisbane International sees the second seeded Naomi Osaka take on the eighth seeded Anastasija Sevastova. This is an interesting clash because of the great contrast in styles between the pair, the power of Osaka against the versatility of Sevastova.
Osaka and Sevastova have both been untroubled on route to the quarter-finals in Brisbane. Osaka received an opening round bye before defeating Destanee Aiava 6-3 6-2. Whilst Sevastova started the week with a 6-3 6-3 win over Daria Gavrilova before beating Harriet Dart 6-2 -6-0.
This has proven to be a troublesome match-up for Osaka in recent times. Sevastova won both of the meetings between the pair in 2018, a 6-4 6-1 win in Doha followed by a 6-4 6-4 win in Beijing, both victories on a hard court. Sevastova’s versatile game possess several dilemma’s for Osaka, it will be interesting to see how Osaka handles this match-up on this occasion.
Can Sevastova make it 3 consecutive wins over Osaka?
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