Serena Williams vs Sloane Stephens — Roland Garros Round of 16

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 16
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2015
clay
Sloane Stephens
USAQ
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Williams S.
1-6 7-5 6-3
Stephens S.
Williams S.
1762
Stephens S.
6531

Serena Williams defeated Sloane Stephens 1-6 7-5 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 64. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-31US OpenR32hardSerena Williams2-6 6-2 6-2
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
2013-01-14Australian OpenQFhardSloane Stephens3-6 7-5 6-4
2012-12-31BrisbaneQFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving60% hold

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 83%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Safarova L.[13]
6-36-726-2
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Bacsinszky T.[23]
4-66-36-0
Safarova L.[13]
Ivanovic A.[7]
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-47-5
Safarova L.[13]
Muguruza G.[21]
7-636-3
Williams S.[1]
Errani S.[17]
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.[7]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-36-2
R16
Williams S.[1]
Stephens S.
1-67-56-3
Errani S.[17]
Goerges J.
6-26-2
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Kvitova P.[4]
2-66-06-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Mitu C.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.[7]
Makarova K.[9]
7-53-66-1
Safarova L.[13]
Sharapova M.[2]
7-636-4
Muguruza G.[21]
Pennetta F.[28]
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Cornet A.[29]
6-27-69
R32
Errani S.[17]
Petkovic A.[10]
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[4]
Begu I.[30]
6-36-2
Mitu C.
Schiavone F.
7-56-4
Ivanovic A.[7]
Vekic D.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.[28]
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
6-36-4
Safarova L.[13]
Lisicki S.[20]
6-37-62
Van Uytvanck A.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-1
Muguruza G.[21]
Kerber A.[11]
4-66-26-2
Williams S.[1]
Azarenka V.[27]
3-66-46-2
Makarova K.[9]
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.[2]
Stosur S.[26]
6-36-4
Cornet A.[29]
Lucic M.
4-66-37-5
Stephens S.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Goerges J.
Falconi I.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Beck A.
6-32-66-4
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Keys M.[19]
6-46-2
R64
Lisicki S.[20]
Saville D.
6-10-0
Sharapova M.[2]
Diatchenko V.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Razzano V.
6-31-0
Williams S.[1]
Friedsam A.
5-76-36-3
Azarenka V.[27]
Hradecka L.
6-26-3
Pironkova T.
Allertova D.
6-37-62
Stephens S.
Watson H.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.[10]
Dominguez Lino L.
4-66-46-4
Errani S.[17]
Witthoeft C.
6-34-66-2
Begu I.[30]
Konjuh A.
6-26-0
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Smitkova T.
6-26-0
Schiavone F.
Kuznetsova S.[18]
6-7117-510-8
Mladenovic K.
Kovinic D.
6-37-5
Ivanovic A.[7]
Doi M.
3-66-36-4
Vekic D.
Jovanovski B.
6-46-3
Vesnina E.
Hercog P.
2-66-16-3
Makarova K.[9]
Pereira T.
6-25-76-3
Cornet A.[29]
Dulgheru A.
6-27-5
Lucic M.
Halep S.[3]
7-56-1
Pennetta F.[28]
Rybarikova M.
6-26-0
Muguruza G.[21]
Giorgi C.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[11]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Safarova L.[13]
Nara K.
6-26-0
Beck A.
Kania P.
6-26-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Diyas Z.[32]
0-66-16-4
Falconi I.
Karatantcheva S.
3-66-16-2
Goerges J.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-47-64
Kvitova P.[4]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-746-46-2
Stosur S.[26]
Hesse A.
6-06-1
Keys M.[19]
Bencic B.[11]
6-06-3
Mitu C.
Pliskova K.[20]
2-67-656-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Putintseva Y.
1-67-59-7
R128
Safarova L.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-667-69
Hercog P.
Peng S.[24]
6-02-0
Van Uytvanck A.
Schmiedlova A.
7-647-67
Mladenovic K.
Bouchard E.[6]
6-46-4
Pereira T.
Ferro F.
6-36-2
Allertova D.
Konta J.
7-6174-66-2
Williams S.[1]
Hlavackova A.
6-26-3
Friedsam A.
Glatch A.
6-24-66-4
Stephens S.
Williams V.[15]
7-656-1
Petkovic A.[10]
Rogers S.
6-26-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Mchale C.
3-67-646-4
Karatantcheva S.
Jankovic J.[25]
6-36-4
Falconi I.
Arcangioli M.
6-26-0
Goerges J.
Vandeweghe C.
6-25-76-1
Wozniacki C.[5]
Knapp K.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[4]
Erakovic M.
6-43-66-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Parmentier P.
6-46-3
Konjuh A.
Gasparyan M.
6-16-4
Begu I.[30]
Mattek Sands B.
6-47-66
Bacsinszky T.[23]
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-4
Smitkova T.
Townsend T.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.[18]
Bertens K.
6-14-66-2
Diyas Z.[32]
Pfizenmaier D.
6-46-1
Ivanovic A.[7]
Shvedova Y.
4-66-26-0
Doi M.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-2
Vekic D.
Garcia C.[31]
3-66-36-2
Vesnina E.
Flipkens K.
2-66-36-3
Makarova K.[9]
Chirico L.
6-46-2
Beck A.
Radwanska A.[14]
6-23-66-1
Putintseva Y.
Krunic A.
3-66-36-3
Cornet A.[29]
Vinci R.
4-66-46-1
Dulgheru A.
Gibbs N.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Niculescu M.
6-26-2
Razzano V.
Cepede Royg V.
2-66-46-2
Pennetta F.[28]
Linette M.
6-35-76-1
Muguruza G.[21]
Martic P.
6-27-5
Tomljanovic A.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-2
Kerber A.[11]
Babos T.
6-06-1
Nara K.
Dodin O.
3-67-56-1
Saville D.
Larsson J.
6-17-63
Stosur S.[26]
Brengle M.
6-16-3
Hesse A.
Gajdosova J.
2-66-36-2
Sharapova M.[2]
Kanepi K.
6-26-4
Lisicki S.[20]
Puig M.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[11]
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Giorgi C.
Maria T.
7-56-3
Diatchenko V.
Voegele S.
4-66-36-2
Witthoeft C.
Siniakova K.
6-37-5
Errani S.[17]
Riske Amritraj A.
7-612-66-0
Kania P.
Barthel M.
5-76-26-4
Watson H.
Johansson M.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.[27]
Torro Flor M.
6-26-1
Mitu C.
Lim A.
6-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Rogowska O.
0-67-56-2
Halep S.[3]
Rodina E.
7-56-4
Hradecka L.
Zheng S.
6-36-0
Pironkova T.
Strycova B.[22]
7-656-2
Jovanovski B.
Tsurenko L.
1-66-16-0
Kovinic D.
Koukalova K.
6-37-64
Schiavone F.
Wang Q.
3-66-36-4
Lucic M.
Davis L.
6-33-66-3
Keys M.[19]
Lepchenko V.
7-636-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Zhang S.
7-646-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2