Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Naomi Osaka 2/4/21 - WTA Melbourne 2, Australia Women Singles Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 02/03/2021 at 9:34 PM ET

Naomi Osaka has made it into the quarterfinals of the 2020 Gippsland Open in Melbourne. At this stage of the tournament, Osaka is set to play against Irina-Camelia Begu from Romania. 

Irina-Camelia Begu enters this match having defeated Johanna Konta in the previous round. It was an impressive performance by Begu as she lost the opening set but fought back strongly to win the final 2 sets. Luck favored the Romanian as both of her sets were won in tiebreakers. That being said, Irina-Camelia Begu has looked in solid touch throughout this tournament having already defeated 2 seeded players. This is expected to be a much tougher task for Irina-Camelia Begu as she is playing against the number 2 seed. 

Looking at Naomi Osaka, the Japanese superstar looked dominant in her opening fixture but was made the fight for three sets in her previous match. In her previous outing, Naomi Osaka defeated Katie Boulter in 3 sets. During the win, Osaka impressed with her receiving as she won close to 50% of her return points which allowed her to break her opponent’s serve on 5 occasions. In the recent past, Naomi Osaka has been very successful in Australia as she won the Australian Open in 2019. Osaka has also won the US Open twice so she will be very confident to play on the hard courts of Melbourne. Osaka is looking in good form and will fancy her chances of winning this tournament. 

This will be the first time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Naomi Osaka will be playing each other at a WTA event. 

Taking everything into consideration, I am going to pick Naomi Osaka to win this match. Osaka is the stronger player and she is looking very strong as judged by her previous two matches. I see Naomi Osaka being good enough to win this match in straight sets. 

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