Aryna Sabalenka def. Naomi Osaka — Round of 16, Indian Wells Open 2026

🇺🇸
Indian Wells Open 2026

WTA 1000HardIndian Wells, USA

Played10 Mar 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon

Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 6 6

🇯🇵ranked WTA number 16 going into this draw

Naomi Osaka seeded 16 2 4

🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkavN. OsakaNaomi Osaka🇯🇵

🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka

🇯🇵Naomi Osaka

Match stats

Serve

8

Aces

4

0

Double faults

4

75%

1st serve in

63%

76%

1st serve points won

58%

50%

2nd serve points won

48%

70%

Service points won

54%

2/2

Break points saved

6/9

Return

46%

Return points won

30%

3/9

Break points won

0/2

70

Total points won

54

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

9–1

Last 10 matches

7–3

2–0

Last 30 days

2–0

By surface

16–2

Hard

8–5

4–1

Indoor hard

–

By round

3–0

R16

1–0

3–0

QF

0–1

5–1

At WTA 1000s

3–2

How their matches go

23

Completed matches

11

74%

Won in straight sets

27%

13%

Won after losing a set

45%

9%

Lost after winning a set

9%

4%

Lost in straight sets

18%

4–2

Tiebreaks

2–1

3–2

Deciding sets

5–1

19/20

Won after winning set 1

7/8

1/3

Won after losing set 1

1/3

Serve and return, last 5 matches

67%

1st serve in

–

78%

1st serve points won

–

53%

2nd serve points won

–

76%

Break points saved

–

44%

Return points won

–

45%

Break points won

–

4.0

Aces a match

–

1.8

Double faults a match

–

Last 14 days

2

Matches

2

4

Sets

5

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAryna SabalenkaNaomi Osaka
🇷🇴CristianNo. 33
🇷🇴CristianNo. 33WonIndian Wells R32LostOsaka QF
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 35
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 35WonBrisbane R16WonMelbourne R64
Total
Total2–01–1

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAryna SabalenkaNaomi Osaka
1Won🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 33No. 33 · 8 MarIndian Wells R32 · 8 MarWon🇨🇴M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio SerranoNo. 61No. 61 · 8 MarIndian Wells R32 · 8 Mar
2Won🇯🇵H. SakatsumeHimeno SakatsumeNo. 135No. 135 · 6 MarIndian Wells R64 · 6 MarWon🇦🇩V. Jimenez KasintsevaVictoria Jimenez KasintsevaNo. 122No. 122 · 6 MarIndian Wells R64 · 6 Mar
3Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 5No. 5 · 31 JanMelbourne F · 31 JanLost🇦🇺M. InglisMaddison InglisNo. 167No. 167 · 24 JanMelbourne R32 · 24 Jan
4Won🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 12No. 12 · 29 JanMelbourne SF · 29 JanWon🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 41No. 41 · 22 JanMelbourne R64 · 22 Jan
5Won🇺🇸I. JovicIva JovicNo. 30No. 30 · 27 JanMelbourne QF · 27 JanWon🇭🇷A. RuzicAntonia RuzicNo. 71No. 71 · 20 JanMelbourne R128 · 20 Jan
6Won🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokoNo. 17No. 17 · 25 JanMelbourne R16 · 25 JanWon🇬🇧K. SwanKatie SwanRR · 4 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 4 Jan
7Won🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 54No. 54 · 23 JanMelbourne R32 · 23 JanLost🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkariNo. 52No. 52 · 2 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 2 Jan
8Won🇨🇳Z. BaiZhuoxuan BaiR64 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 JanLost🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 48No. 48 · 17 OctOsaka QF · 17 Oct
9Won🇫🇷T. Rakotomanga RajaonahTiantsoa Rakotomanga RajaonahR128 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 JanWon🇳🇱S. LamensSuzan LamensNo. 59No. 59 · 15 OctOsaka R16 · 15 Oct
10Won🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 26No. 26 · 11 JanBrisbane F · 11 JanWon🇯🇵W. SonobeWakana SonobeR32 · 13 OctOsaka R32 · 13 Oct