Women's singles · Super 750

An Se Young vs Nozomi Okuhara

French Open 2026 · Semi-final · 24 Oct 2026 · Arena Grand Paris, Paris

An Se Young beat Nozomi Okuhara 21–12, 21–19 in the semi-final of French Open 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
An Se Young KOR · Seed 1 Won	21	21
Nozomi Okuhara JPN	12	19

73 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts. See their head-to-head

Match facts

Tournament: French Open 2026
Round: Semi-final
Date: 24 Oct 2026
Level: Super 750
Venue: Arena Grand Paris, Paris
Discipline: Women's singles

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	An Se Young	Nozomi Okuhara
Country	KOR	JPN
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed
Born	2002	Not known
Height	1.70 m	Not known
Career-high rank	No. 1women's singles, 2023	Not known
Seed	1	Not known
Racket	Yonex Astrox 77 Pro Amazon	Not known
String	Yonex BG80 Amazon	Not known
Shoes	Not known	Not known
Kit source	Current setup, as of 2026	Not known

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Tale of the tape

An Se Young against Nozomi Okuhara: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
An Se Young	Stat	Nozomi Okuhara
Result
42	Points won	31
17	Winners	12
4	Errors forced	4
15	Unforced errors	21
52	Smashes	44
59%	Won on own serve	44%
Serve
100%	Short serves	88%
22%	To the body	97%
78%	To the middle	3%
0%	Out wide	0%
Striking side
69%	Forehand	66%
30%	Backhand	32%
1%	Around the head	2%
Direction
66%	Straight	73%
32%	Cross-court	25%
2%	Middle	2%

Serve rows are shares of each side's serves. Striking side and direction are shares of every other shot.

Point progression

An Se YoungNozomi Okuhara

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Running score across 73 tracked rallies, An Se Young against Nozomi Okuhara. Games closed 21–12, 21–19.

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Game	An Se Young	Nozomi Okuhara
Game 1	21	12
Game 2	21	19

Rally length

Avg rally by shots

10.9shots

Avg rally by time

14.0sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

73 rallies tracked, and the most common length was the 9–14 shot band, at 30%. The longest ran 39 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	4	4.6
3–4	9	6.4
5–8	19	9.4
9–14	22	13.6
15–20	12	21.2
21+	7	30.9

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight
Happened 11× out of 69 rallies
2.A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Forehand Clear Straight
Happened 9× out of 69 rallies
3.A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Forehand Smash Cross
Happened 6× out of 69 rallies
4.A1Forehand Smash Cross→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 6× out of 69 rallies
5.B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 6× out of 69 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight
Happened 3× out of 69 rallies
2.A1Backhand Drop Straight→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand High Lift Straight→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 69 rallies
3.A1Forehand Block Cross→B1Forehand Drive Cross→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Clear Straight
Happened 2× out of 69 rallies
4.A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Forehand Clear Straight
Happened 2× out of 69 rallies
5.A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 69 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

An Se Young

Most errors forced

An Se Young

Most unforced errors

Nozomi Okuhara

By player

An Se Young

400 shots

Winners 17Forced 4Unforced 15

Most-used shots

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Of 400 shots An Se Young played, the most used were lift at 27%, clear at 20% and smash at 13%.

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	27%	106
Clear	20%	80
Smash	13%	52
Net	13%	52
Serve	10%	41
Drop	9%	34

Points won by shot

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Smash

32%

My winner9Forced opp. error4Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Of the points An Se Young won, the shots that ended the most were smash at 32%, clear at 20% and lift at 17%.

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Shot	Share
Smash	32%
Clear	20%
Lift	17%
Drop	12%
Net	10%
Serve	5%
Block	2%
Kill	2%

Points lost by shot

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Smash

35%

Opp. winner7My forced error0My unforced error4

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Of the points An Se Young lost, the shots that ended the most were smash at 35%, lift at 26% and clear at 13%.

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Shot	Share
Smash	35%
Lift	26%
Clear	13%
Block	6%
Kill	6%
Net	6%
Brush	3%
Drop	3%

Rally outcome: points won

41 rallies

My winner41%
Forced opp. error10%
Drew opp. unforced49%

Of the 41 rallies An Se Young won, 49% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 41% from their own winners and 10% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	41%	17
Forced opp. error	10%	4
Drew opp. unforced	49%	20

Rally outcome: points lost

31 rallies

Opp. winner39%
My forced error13%
My unforced error48%

Of the 31 rallies An Se Young lost, 48% from their own unforced errors, 39% from an opponent winner and 13% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	39%	12
My forced error	13%	4
My unforced error	48%	15

Where the mistakes went

fully tagged

Into the net58%
Out the back21%
Out on sides21%

Across 19 tagged errors, An Se Young missed into the net 58% of the time, out the back 21% of the time and out on sides 21% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	58%	11
Out the back	21%	4
Out on sides	21%	4

Contact point at the net

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Above Tape2%
Above Net Midline19%
Below Net Midline59%
Below Net21%

On net-area shots, An Se Young met the shuttle above tape 2% of the time, above net midline 19% of the time, below net midline 59% of the time and below net 21% of the time, and missed most often from below net, on 8% of those shots, against 3% from above net midline.

View contact point by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	2%	3	—
All net shots	Above Net Midline	19%	36	3%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	59%	113	6%
All net shots	Below Net	21%	40	8%
Lift	Above Net Midline	12%	13	8%
Lift	Below Net Midline	70%	74	7%
Lift	Below Net	18%	19	5%
Net	Above Net Midline	27%	14	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	46%	24	4%
Net	Below Net	27%	14	7%
Block	Above Tape	3%	1	—
Block	Above Net Midline	28%	9	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	47%	15	7%
Block	Below Net	22%	7	14%

Nozomi Okuhara

396 shots

Winners 12Forced 4Unforced 21

Most-used shots

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Of 396 shots Nozomi Okuhara played, the most used were lift at 24%, clear at 20% and net at 13%.

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	24%	94
Clear	20%	80
Net	13%	52
Drop	12%	49
Smash	11%	44
Block	9%	35

Points won by shot

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Smash

32%

My winner7Forced opp. error3Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Of the points Nozomi Okuhara won, the shots that ended the most were smash at 32%, lift at 19% and clear at 13%.

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Shot	Share
Smash	32%
Lift	19%
Clear	13%
Net	13%
Kill	10%
Drop	6%
Block	3%
Brush	3%

Points lost by shot

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Smash

29%

Opp. winner9My forced error0My unforced error3

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Of the points Nozomi Okuhara lost, the shots that ended the most were smash at 29%, drop at 21% and clear at 14%.

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Shot	Share
Smash	29%
Drop	21%
Clear	14%
Block	12%
Lift	10%
Net	10%
Kill	2%
Serve	2%

Rally outcome: points won

31 rallies

My winner39%
Forced opp. error13%
Drew opp. unforced48%

Of the 31 rallies Nozomi Okuhara won, 48% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 39% from their own winners and 13% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	39%	12
Forced opp. error	13%	4
Drew opp. unforced	48%	15

Rally outcome: points lost

42 rallies

Opp. winner40%
My forced error10%
My unforced error50%

Of the 42 rallies Nozomi Okuhara lost, 50% from their own unforced errors, 40% from an opponent winner and 10% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	40%	17
My forced error	10%	4
My unforced error	50%	21

Where the mistakes went

fully tagged

Into the net52%
Out the back12%
Out on sides36%

Across 25 tagged errors, Nozomi Okuhara missed into the net 52% of the time, out on sides 36% of the time and out the back 12% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	52%	13
Out the back	12%	3
Out on sides	36%	9

Contact point at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape4%
Above Net Midline27%
Below Net Midline46%
Below Net23%

On net-area shots, Nozomi Okuhara met the shuttle above tape 4% of the time, above net midline 27% of the time, below net midline 46% of the time and below net 23% of the time, and missed most often from below net, on 14% of those shots, against 0% from above tape.

View contact point by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	4%	8	0%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	27%	50	2%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	46%	86	5%
All net shots	Below Net	23%	43	14%
Lift	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	18%	17	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	60%	56	4%
Lift	Below Net	21%	20	10%
Net	Above Tape	2%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	54%	28	4%
Net	Below Net Midline	38%	20	5%
Net	Below Net	6%	3	—
Block	Above Net Midline	14%	5	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	29%	10	10%
Block	Below Net	57%	20	20%
Drive	Above Tape	100%	6	0%

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