Elena Vesnina vs Sloane Stephens — Hobart Semi-final

Hobart · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2013
hard
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Vesnina E.
6-2 6-2
Stephens S.
Vesnina E.
662
Stephens S.
22–

Elena Vesnina defeated Sloane Stephens 6-2 6-2 in the Hobart semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elena Vesnina claimed a first win over Sloane Stephens in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-04-04CharlestonFclaySloane Stephens7-6(4) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

Serve advantage — Vesnina E.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Vesnina E.Stephens S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesnina E.Stephens S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
55
63
Break points saved·Even
77
78
Break points won·Clear edge
69
90
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
74

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Vesnina E.
Barthel M.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Vesnina E.
Stephens S.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Flipkens K.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Vesnina E.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-2
Stephens S.
Davis L.
6-34-67-5
Flipkens K.
Niculescu M.
2-66-46-0
Barthel M.
Pironkova T.
6-36-3
R16
Pironkova T.
Koukalova K.
3-66-46-2
Flipkens K.
Jovanovski B.
6-36-2
Niculescu M.
Peng S.
3-66-46-4
Gajdosova J.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Davis L.
Cirstea S.
6-16-3
Stephens S.
Halep S.
6-46-0
Vesnina E.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-26-1
Barthel M.
Scheepers C.
7-637-5
R32
Halep S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Niculescu M.
Minella M.
6-46-3
Peng S.
Hsieh S.
6-26-747-64
Flipkens K.
Schiavone F.
2-66-37-63
Koukalova K.
Babos T.
6-46-3
Scheepers C.
Cornet A.
6-16-2
Pironkova T.
Begu I.
6-36-4
Davis L.
Bobusic B.
1-66-27-65
Jovanovski B.
Torro Flor M.
6-07-67
Stephens S.
Robson L.
6-47-64
Shvedova Y.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-46-1
Vesnina E.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-4
Gajdosova J.
Oprandi R.
6-47-5
Govortsova O.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Barty A.
2-66-06-1
Cirstea S.
Bratchikova N.
3-67-56-2