Naomi Osaka vs Jelena Ostapenko Preview & Prediction | 2025 Canadian Open (National Bank Open presented by Rogers) | Third Round

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Naomi Osaka managed to get through a three-set battle to reach the third round and now she faces yet another seed in Jelena Ostapenko

Ranking points: WTA 1000

Start date/time:

Venue: IGA Stadium, Montreal, Canada

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

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Naomi Osaka vs Jelena Ostapenko prediction

Naomi Osaka had to show some real character in her second-round match as she fought off two match points against 13th-seed Liudmila Samsonova to battle back and win in three sets.

That victory will arguably give her more confidence than the comfortable win in the first round over Ariana Arseneault and she will need that as she now comes up against 22-seed Jelena Ostapenko.

The Latvian had her own three-set battle last time out but the match was not the best of quality as Ostapenko had 12 double faults in her win over Renata Zarazua.

She will need to play much better against Osaka who has beaten her in both of their previous meetings, including one in the US Open last year.

We like Osaka’s chances here but consistency has not been her friend in recent years. We can see this being something of a battle for both players once again and while we conservatively like Osaka, our preferred play is on over 18.5 games.

Naomi Osaka vs Jelena Ostapenko tip: Over 18.5 total games