Samantha Stosur vs Sloane Stephens — Strasbourg Semi-final

Strasbourg · WTA · Semi-final
AUS3
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 May 2015
clay
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Stosur S.
6-3 3-6 6-0
Stephens S.
Stosur S.
6362
Stephens S.
3601

Samantha Stosur defeated Sloane Stephens 6-3 3-6 6-0 in the Strasbourg semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-07MadridR32claySloane Stephens6-1 6-3
2015-08-03WashingtonSFhardSloane Stephens7-6(4) 6-0
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR16claySamantha Stosur7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Stosur S.Stephens S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Stephens S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
45
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
78
Break points won·Dominant
61
90
Deciding sets·Slight edge
45
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Stosur S.[3]
Mladenovic K.
3-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Mladenovic K.
Razzano V.
6-31-2
Stosur S.[3]
Stephens S.
6-33-66-0
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.[3]
Tomljanovic A.
6-43-66-4
Razzano V.
Vesnina E.
4-66-16-1
Mladenovic K.
Keys M.[1]
W/O
Stephens S.
Jankovic J.[2]
6-1
R16
Mladenovic K.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-646-2
Razzano V.
Schiavone F.
6-26-3
Tomljanovic A.
Rogers S.
7-663-66-2
Jankovic J.[2]
Zheng S.
6-36-3
Stosur S.[3]
Tsurenko L.
W/O
Keys M.[1]
Lucic M.
4-67-637-60
Stephens S.
Vandeweghe C.[6]
6-36-4
Vesnina E.
Cornet A.[4]
3-66-06-3
R32
Razzano V.
Barthel M.[8]
6-25-5
Mladenovic K.
Parmentier P.
6-24-66-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Diyas Z.[5]
7-54-66-1
Cornet A.[4]
Wang Q.
6-36-3
Schiavone F.
Davis L.
6-46-1
Tomljanovic A.
Brengle M.[7]
6-16-1
Rogers S.
Krunic A.
6-16-1
Tsurenko L.
Lepchenko V.
6-47-64
Stosur S.[3]
Puig M.
6-06-3
Stephens S.
Kichenok N.
6-36-0
Zheng S.
Hsieh S.
6-40-66-2
Keys M.[1]
Mchale C.
6-46-3
Lucic M.
Govortsova O.
1-2
Vesnina E.
Dabrowski G.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.[2]
Falconi I.
7-666-3
Vandeweghe C.[6]
Dodin O.
7-637-5