Sloane Stephens vs Lucie Safarova — Cincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Stephens S.
6-4 7-6
Safarova L.
Stephens S.
6772
Safarova L.
4650

Sloane Stephens defeated Lucie Safarova 6-4 7-6 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Sloane Stephens narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-07TorontoQFhardSloane Stephens6-2 1-6 7-5
2015-06-29WimbledonR32grassLucie Safarova3-6 6-3 6-1
2014-02-17DubaiR32hardLucie Safarova6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Safarova L.

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.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
89
Break points won·Dominant
90
50
Deciding sets·Slight edge
55
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[4]
Halep S.[2]
6-16-0
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.[4]
Pliskova K.[1]
6-36-2
Halep S.[2]
Stephens S.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[2]
Konta J.[7]
6-47-61
Stephens S.
Goerges J.
6-17-63
Muguruza G.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-25-77-5
Pliskova K.[1]
Wozniacki C.[6]
6-26-4
R16
Halep S.[2]
Sevastova A.[15]
6-46-3
Stephens S.
Makarova K.
2-66-36-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Keys M.[16]
6-43-67-63
Wozniacki C.[6]
Barty A.
6-46-2
Pliskova K.[1]
Giorgi C.
6-34-66-0
Konta J.[7]
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-36-4
Goerges J.
Svitolina E.[5]
7-56-4
R32
Halep S.[2]
Townsend T.
6-46-1
Sevastova A.[15]
Vinci R.
6-27-5
Cibulkova D.[11]
Cornet A.
6-16-4
Konta J.[7]
Bertens K.
6-36-3
Makarova K.
Kerber A.[3]
6-41-67-611
Stephens S.
Kvitova P.[14]
6-26-3
Svitolina E.[5]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Krunic A.
6-26-2
Keys M.[16]
Kasatkina D.
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[4]
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-0
Barty A.
Williams V.[9]
6-32-66-2
Giorgi C.
Saville D.
7-615-76-3
Pliskova K.[1]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-26-3
Goerges J.
Abanda F.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.[6]
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
R64
Townsend T.
Puig M.
3-66-36-2
Vinci R.
Babos T.
7-57-5
Sevastova A.[15]
Peng S.
3-66-46-2
Cornet A.
Bellis C.
7-653-66-2
Bertens K.
Dodin O.
6-36-0
Stephens S.
Safarova L.
6-47-65
Kvitova P.[14]
Kontaveit A.
1-67-626-3
Goerges J.
Radwanska A.[10]
6-46-4
Abanda F.
Linette M.
3-66-46-2
Tsurenko L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
5-77-666-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Lucic M.
6-37-5
Krunic A.
Ostapenko J.[12]
6-46-2
Keys M.[16]
Vandeweghe C.
6-43-66-3
Haddad Maia B.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Garcia C.
4-66-46-4
Williams V.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-0
Saville D.
Mladenovic K.[13]
6-07-66
Giorgi C.
Siniakova K.
6-26-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Vekic D.
6-32-66-3
Cibulkova D.[11]
Konjuh A.
5-77-56-2
Makarova K.
Strycova B.
6-46-1
Putintseva Y.
Cepede Royg V.
6-43-66-3
Kasatkina D.
Sasnovich A.
6-46-2
Barty A.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-4