Sloane Stephens vs Serena Williams — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2013
hard
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Stephens S.
3-6 7-5 6-4
Williams S.
Stephens S.
3762
Williams S.
6541

Sloane Stephens defeated Serena Williams 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–0, defending last year's round of 16. Sloane Stephens claimed a first win over Serena Williams in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-31US OpenR32hardSerena Williams2-6 6-2 6-2
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR16claySerena Williams1-6 7-5 6-3
2015-05-04MadridR32claySerena Williams6-4 6-0
2015-03-09Indian WellsR16hardSerena Williams6-7(3) 6-2 6-2
2013-08-26US OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-4 6-1
2012-12-31BrisbaneQFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Stephens S.Williams S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
60%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
64%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
95
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
94
Break points won·Slight edge
90
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
95

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Li N.
4-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Stephens S.
6-16-4
Li N.
Sharapova M.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Kuznetsova S.
7-56-1
Stephens S.
Williams S.
3-67-56-4
Li N.
Radwanska A.
7-56-3
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
6-26-2
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Wozniacki C.
6-22-67-5
Azarenka V.
Vesnina E.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.
Flipkens K.
6-16-0
Makarova K.
Kerber A.
7-56-4
Stephens S.
Jovanovski B.
6-13-67-5
Li N.
Goerges J.
7-666-1
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-0
R32
Wozniacki C.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Azarenka V.
Hampton J.
6-44-66-2
Stephens S.
Robson L.
7-56-3
Goerges J.
Zheng J.
6-31-67-5
Jovanovski B.
Date Krumm K.
6-27-63
Kirilenko M.
Wickmayer Y.
7-646-3
Williams S.
Morita A.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-24-66-3
Vesnina E.
Vinci R.
4-67-646-4
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-16-3
Makarova K.
Bartoli M.
6-746-36-4
Kerber A.
Keys M.
6-27-5
Radwanska A.
Watson H.
6-36-1
Ivanovic A.
Jankovic J.
7-56-3
Li N.
Cirstea S.
6-46-1
Flipkens K.
Savinykh V.
6-24-66-3
R64
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-36-3
Flipkens K.
Koukalova K.
6-16-0
Makarova K.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-3
Keys M.
Paszek T.
6-26-1
Watson H.
Pervak K.
4-67-676-2
Goerges J.
Oprandi R.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Doi M.
6-06-0
Savinykh V.
Cibulkova D.
7-666-4
Bartoli M.
Dolonc V.
7-56-0
Kerber A.
Hradecka L.
6-36-1
Radwanska A.
Begu I.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Koehler M.
2-67-656-2
Ivanovic A.
Chan Y.
7-51-66-4
Zheng J.
Stosur S.
6-41-67-5
Cirstea S.
Pliskova K.
1-66-36-2
Li N.
Govortsova O.
6-27-5
Robson L.
Kvitova P.
2-66-311-9
Stephens S.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-3
Jovanovski B.
Safarova L.
7-57-5
Date Krumm K.
Peer S.
6-27-5
Kirilenko M.
Peng S.
7-56-2
Wickmayer Y.
Cepelova J.
7-687-5
Morita A.
Beck A.
6-26-0
Williams S.
Muguruza G.
6-26-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Putintseva Y.
1-67-656-2
Kuznetsova S.
Hsieh S.
6-26-1
Tsurenko L.
Saville D.
7-56-3
Wozniacki C.
Vekic D.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Hampton J.
Kumkhum L.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-0
R128
Wickmayer Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-17-5
Cibulkova D.
Barty A.
3-66-06-1
Hampton J.
Radwanska U.
6-26-4
Vinci R.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-37-5
Safarova L.
Lucic M.
7-646-4
Robson L.
Oudin M.
6-26-3
Koehler M.
Knapp K.
3-66-36-3
Radwanska A.
Bobusic B.
7-56-0
Kerber A.
Svitolina E.
6-26-4
Paszek T.
Voegele S.
4-66-47-5
Morita A.
Tatishvili A.
6-36-3
Koukalova K.
Scheepers C.
6-16-2
Beck A.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-776-3
Cepelova J.
Arn G.
6-26-2
Peng S.
Marino R.
6-36-0
Kirilenko M.
King V.
6-46-2
Date Krumm K.
Petrova N.
6-26-0
Savinykh V.
Minella M.
7-646-1
Lepchenko V.
Hercog P.
6-46-1
Vesnina E.
Garcia C.
3-66-36-1
Amanmuradova A.
Johansson M.
6-46-2
Saville D.
Davis L.
6-36-726-4
Stephens S.
Halep S.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.
Puchkova O.
6-06-0
Wozniacki C.
Lisicki S.
2-66-36-3
Hradecka L.
Bertens K.
6-27-68
Keys M.
Dellacqua C.
6-47-60
Kumkhum L.
Arvidsson S.
7-656-4
Daniilidou E.
Pliskova K.
7-55-76-4
Azarenka V.
Niculescu M.
6-16-4
Peer S.
Panova A.
6-41-66-3
Jovanovski B.
Torro Flor M.
2-66-46-3
Hsieh S.
Arruabarrena L.
7-656-2
Tsurenko L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-53-67-5
Mladenovic K.
Babos T.
6-34-611-9
Kvitova P.
Schiavone F.
6-42-66-2
Li N.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-3
Govortsova O.
Parmentier P.
2-66-36-2
Pliskova K.
Jones S.
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-2
Goerges J.
Dushevina V.
7-52-66-4
Oprandi R.
Pironkova T.
4-67-56-2
Zheng J.
Zhang Y.
6-13-66-4
Stosur S.
Chang K.
7-636-3
Ivanovic A.
Czink M.
6-26-1
Chan Y.
Hantuchova D.
6-11-66-1
Bartoli M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-4
Jankovic J.
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Pervak K.
Barthel M.
7-52-66-4
Watson H.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
2-66-36-2
Begu I.
Rus A.
6-46-2
Cornet A.
Erakovic M.
7-56-7310-8
Williams V.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-0
Flipkens K.
Bratchikova N.
6-46-3
Makarova K.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-27-5
Foretz Gacon S.
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Dolonc V.
Rogowska O.
5-77-58-6
Doi M.
Martic P.
6-36-4
Vekic D.
Hlavackova A.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-1
Putintseva Y.
Mchale C.
6-16-706-2
Williams S.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Errani S.
6-46-4
Muguruza G.
Rybarikova M.
4-66-114-12