Naomi Osaka vs Maddison Inglis predictions, Jan 23, 2026

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As Naomi Osaka prepares to face Maddison Inglis in the WTA Australian Open on January 23, 2026, the matchup promises to be an intriguing contest with significant implications. Osaka, playing at her home ground, boasts a storied career and a reputation for powerful baseline play combined with exceptional shot-making. However, her recent form has been inconsistent, as she has managed to secure victories in only 2 of her last 5 matches.

Conversely, Maddison Inglis is entering this clash with a perfect record in her last 5 matches, showcasing a strong upswing in performance. Inglis’s recent success highlights her improving game, characterized by solid serving and strategic shot placement that could pose challenges for Osaka. The bookmakers’ odds reflect a strong belief in Osaka’s ability to leverage her home advantage, with odds at 1.19 for her victory against Inglis’s 3.94.

Considering both players’ current trajectories, Osaka will need to elevate her game to overcome Inglis’s momentum. While the predicted final score suggests a 2:0 outcome in favor of Osaka, the unpredictable nature of tennis means that any result is possible. Fans can expect a competitive encounter with both players capable of seizing the moment.

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Osaka 84%

Inglis 16%

Prediction (the most likely score): 2:0

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.13		6
	1.13		6.19	Watch and Bet
	1.13		6
	1.12		6.25
	1.13		5.66

Latest Results

22.01.26 Naomi Osaka – Sorana Cirstea – 2:1 20.01.26 Naomi Osaka – Antonia Ruzic – 2:1 03.01.26 Emma Raducanu – Naomi Osaka – Canceled 02.01.26 Maria Sakkari – Naomi Osaka – 2:0 06.12.25 Aryna Sabalenka – Naomi Osaka – 2:1

21.01.26 Maddison Inglis – Laura Siegemund – 2:1 20.01.26 Maddison Inglis – Kimberly Birrell – 2:1 15.01.26 Tamara Korpatsch – Maddison Inglis – 0:2 14.01.26 Claire Liu – Maddison Inglis – 1:2 12.01.26 Maddison Inglis – Leyre Romero Gormaz – 2:1

Facts

Osaka is ranked WTA: 17. Inglis is ranked WTA: 168.

Recent performances by Osaka have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Inglis is on a winning streak and currently in very good shape (last 5 games: 5 wins).

Inglis may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, Osaka is the undisputed favorite.

In recent times, the players did not meet on the field.

Standings

Draw

Singles – Main

1/64-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Rakotomanga Rajaonah T. (WC)	2 : 0
2	Pavlyuchenkova A.	Bai Z. (Q)	1 : 2
3	Lamens S.	Potapova A.	1 : 2
4	Sawangkaew M.	Raducanu E. (28)	0 : 2
5	Mboko V. (17)	Jones E. (WC)	2 : 0
6	McNally C.	Sakatsume H. (Q)	2 : 0
7	Kudermetova P.	Maristany G. (Q)	2 : 0
8	Galfi D.	Tauson C. (14)	0 : 2
9	Alexandrova E. (11)	Sonmez Z. (Q)	1 : 2
10	Bondar A.	Mandlik E. (WC)	2 : 0
11	Putintseva Y.	Haddad Maia B.	2 : 1
12	Jacquemot E.	Kostyuk M. (20)	2 : 1
13	Jovic I. (29)	Volynets K.	2 : 0
14	Hon P. (WC)	Stakusic M. (RET.) (Q)	1 : 1
15	Erjavec V.	Frech M.	0 : 2
16	Sasnovich A. (Q)	Paolini J. (7)	0 : 2
17	Gauff C. (3)	Rakhimova K.	2 : 0
18	Danilovic O.	Williams V. (WC)	2 : 1
19	Hunter S. (Q)	Bouzas Maneiro J.	2 : 0
20	Baptiste H.	Townsend T. (LL)	2 : 1
21	Muchova K. (19)	Cristian J.	2 : 0
22	Parks A.	Eala A.	2 : 1
23	Li A.	Osorio C.	2 : 1
24	Linette M.	Navarro E. (15)	2 : 1
25	Svitolina E. (12)	Bucsa C.	2 : 0
26	Klimovicova L. (Q)	Jones F. (RET.)	1 : 0
27	Gibson T. (WC)	Blinkova A.	2 : 0
28	Krejcikova B.	Shnaider D. (23)	1 : 2
29	Yastremska D. (26)	Ruse G.	0 : 2
30	Starodubtseva Y. (Q)	Tomljanovic A.	1 : 2
31	Sakkari M.	Jeanjean L.	2 : 0
32	Vekic D.	Andreeva M. (8)	1 : 2
33	Pegula J. (6)	Zakharova A.	2 : 0
34	Arango E.	Kessler M.	0 : 2
35	Selekhmeteva O.	Seidel E.	2 : 1
36	Diyas Z. (WC)	Badosa P. (25)	0 : 2
37	Fernandez L. (22)	Tjen J.	0 : 2
38	Pliskova Ka.	Stephens S. (Q)	2 : 0
39	Krueger A.	Bejlek S.	2 : 0
40	Oliynykova O.	Keys M. (9)	0 : 2
41	Noskova L. (13)	Semenistaja D.	2 : 0
42	Zhang S.	Preston T. (WC)	1 : 2
43	Wang Xin.	Kalinina A. (Q)	2 : 0
44	Sramkova R.	Ostapenko J. (24)	0 : 2
45	Kenin S. (27)	Stearns P.	0 : 2
46	Marcinko P.	Maria T.	2 : 0
47	Udvardy P.	Siniakova K.	0 : 2
48	Waltert S.	Anisimova A. (4)	0 : 2
49	Rybakina E. (5)	Juvan K.	2 : 0
50	Gracheva V.	Golubic V.	2 : 1
51	Sun L.	Fruhvirtova L. (Q)	0 : 2
52	Valentova T.	Joint M. (30)	2 : 0
53	Mertens E. (21)	Tararudee L. (Q)	2 : 0
54	Sierra S.	Uchijima M.	0 : 2
55	Kasatkina D.	Bartunkova N. (Q)	1 : 2
56	Boulter K.	Bencic B. (10)	0 : 2
57	Osaka N. (16)	Ruzic A.	2 : 1
58	Cirstea S.	Lys E.	2 : 1
59	Inglis M. (Q)	Birrell K.	2 : 1
60	Siegemund L.	Samsonova L. (18)	2 : 1
61	Kalinskaya A. (31)	Kartal S.	2 : 0
62	Grabher J.	Cocciaretto E.	2 : 1
63	Zarazua R.	Bouzkova M.	0 : 2
64	Yuan Y. (Q)	Swiatek I. (2)	0 : 2

1/32-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Bai Z.	2 : 0
2	Potapova A.	Raducanu E. (28)	2 : 0
3	Mboko V. (17)	McNally C.	2 : 0
4	Kudermetova P.	Tauson C. (14)	1 : 2
5	Sonmez Z.	Bondar A.	2 : 0
6	Putintseva Y.	Jacquemot E.	2 : 0
7	Jovic I. (29)	Hon P.	2 : 0
8	Frech M.	Paolini J. (7)	0 : 2
9	Gauff C. (3)	Danilovic O.	2 : 0
10	Hunter S.	Baptiste H.	0 : 2
11	Muchova K. (19)	Parks A.	2 : 1
12	Li A.	Linette M.	0 : 2
13	Svitolina E. (12)	Klimovicova L.	2 : 0
14	Gibson T.	Shnaider D. (23)	1 : 2
15	Ruse G.	Tomljanovic A.	2 : 0
16	Sakkari M.	Andreeva M. (8)	0 : 2
17	Pegula J. (6)	Kessler M.	2 : 0
18	Selekhmeteva O.	Badosa P. (25)	2 : 0
19	Tjen J.	Pliskova Ka.	0 : 2
20	Krueger A.	Keys M. (9)	0 : 2
21	Noskova L. (13)	Preston T.	2 : 1
22	Wang Xin.	Ostapenko J. (24)	2 : 1
23	Stearns P.	Marcinko P.	2 : 0
24	Siniakova K.	Anisimova A. (4)	0 : 2
25	Rybakina E. (5)	Gracheva V.	2 : 0
26	Fruhvirtova L.	Valentova T.	1 : 2
27	Mertens E. (21)	Uchijima M.	2 : 0
28	Bartunkova N.	Bencic B. (10)	2 : 1
29	Osaka N. (16)	Cirstea S.	2 : 1
30	Inglis M.	Siegemund L.	2 : 1
31	Kalinskaya A. (31)	Grabher J.	2 : 0
32	Bouzkova M.	Swiatek I. (2)	0 : 2

1/16-finals

1	Sabalenka A. (1)	Potapova A.
2	Mboko V. (17)	Tauson C. (14)
3	Sonmez Z.	Putintseva Y.
4	Jovic I. (29)	Paolini J. (7)
5	Gauff C. (3)	Baptiste H.
6	Muchova K. (19)	Linette M.
7	Svitolina E. (12)	Shnaider D. (23)
8	Ruse G.	Andreeva M. (8)
9	Pegula J. (6)	Selekhmeteva O.
10	Pliskova Ka.	Keys M. (9)
11	Noskova L. (13)	Wang Xin.
12	Stearns P.	Anisimova A. (4)
13	Rybakina E. (5)	Valentova T.
14	Mertens E. (21)	Bartunkova N.
15	Osaka N. (16)	Inglis M.
16	Kalinskaya A. (31)	Swiatek I. (2)

1/8-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8
5	TBD #9	TBD #10
6	TBD #11	TBD #12
7	TBD #13	TBD #14
8	TBD #15	TBD #16

Quarter-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8

Semi-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4

Final

1

TBD #1

TBD #2

WTA Australian Open Outrights

1. Sabalenka Aryna: 2.69 (21.35%)

2. Swiatek Iga: 5.75 (9.99%)

3. Rybakina Elena: 7.5 (7.66%)

4. Anisimova Amanda: 9.25 (6.21%)

5. Gauff Coco: 10 (5.74%)

6. Andreeva Mirra: 11 (5.22%)

7. Osaka Naomi: 16 (3.59%)

8. Zheng Qinwen: 17 (3.38%)

9. Keys Madison: 18 (3.19%)

10. Muchova Karolina: 26 (2.21%)

11. Kostyuk Marta: 26 (2.21%)

12. Pegula Jessica: 27.5 (2.09%)

13. Mboko Victoria: 29 (1.98%)

14. Navarro Emma: 34 (1.69%)

15. Badosa Paula: 34 (1.69%)

16. Svitolina Elina: 46 (1.25%)

17. Vondrousova Marketa: 51 (1.13%)

18. Raducanu Emma: 51 (1.13%)

19. Krejcikova Barbora: 51 (1.13%)

20. Jabeur Ons: 51 (1.13%)

21. Paolini Jasmine: 59 (0.97%)

22. Noskova Linda: 66 (0.87%)

23. Alexandrova Ekaterina: 67 (0.86%)

24. Ostapenko Jelena: 67 (0.86%)

25. Fernandez Leylah: 67 (0.86%)

26. Shnaider Diana: 76 (0.76%)

27. Sakkari Maria: 81 (0.71%)

28. Eala Alexandra: 81 (0.71%)

29. Kasatkina Daria: 81 (0.71%)

30. Andreescu Bianca: 81 (0.71%)

31. Collins Danielle: 81 (0.71%)

32. Haddad Maia Beatriz: 101 (0.57%)

33. Yastremska Dayana: 101 (0.57%)

34. Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia: 101 (0.57%)

35. Jovic Iva: 101 (0.57%)

36. Boulter Katie: 101 (0.57%)

37. Kenin Sofia: 101 (0.57%)

38. Vekic Donna: 101 (0.57%)

39. Azarenka Victoria: 101 (0.57%)

40. Tauson Clara: 126 (0.46%)

41. Mertens Elise: 201 (0.29%)

42. Valentova Tereza: 251 (0.23%)

43. Potapova Anastasia: 284 (0.2%)

44. Putintseva Yulia: 291 (0.2%)

45. Kalinskaya Anna: 291 (0.2%)

46. Bartunkova Nikola: 301 (0.19%)

47. Ruse Elena Gabriela: 501 (0.11%)

48. Linette Magda: 501 (0.11%)

49. Pliskova Karolina: 501 (0.11%)

50. Stearns Peyton: 501 (0.11%)

51. Selekhmeteva Oksana: 501 (0.11%)

52. Baptiste Hailey: 501 (0.11%)

53. Wang Xinyu (2001): 501 (0.11%)

54. Inglis Maddison: 501 (0.11%)

55. Sonmez Zeynep: 501 (0.11%)

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