Sloane Stephens vs Venus Williams — US Open Semi-final

US Open · WTA · Semi-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, 28 August 2017
hard
Venus Williams
USA9
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Stephens S.
6-1 0-6 7-5
Williams V.
Stephens S.
6072
Williams V.
1651

Sloane Stephens defeated Venus Williams 6-1 0-6 7-5 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 0–6 7–5.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR128claySloane Stephens7-6(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stephens 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
Stephens S.Williams V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
83
Break points won·Slight edge
90
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stephens S.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.
Keys M.[15]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Keys M.[15]
Vandeweghe C.[20]
6-16-2
Stephens S.
Williams V.[9]
6-10-67-5
Quarter-finals
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Pliskova K.[1]
7-646-3
Stephens S.
Sevastova A.[16]
6-33-67-64
Keys M.[15]
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Williams V.[9]
Kvitova P.[13]
6-33-67-62
R16
Pliskova K.[1]
Brady J.
6-16-0
Keys M.[15]
Svitolina E.[4]
7-621-66-4
Kanepi K.
Kasatkina D.
6-46-4
Williams V.[9]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-33-66-1
Stephens S.
Goerges J.[30]
6-33-66-1
Sevastova A.[16]
Sharapova M.
5-76-46-2
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Safarova L.
6-47-62
Kvitova P.[13]
Muguruza G.[3]
7-636-3
R32
Pliskova K.[1]
Zhang S.[27]
3-67-56-4
Brady J.
Niculescu M.
6-34-67-63
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Radwanska A.[10]
7-54-66-4
Safarova L.
Nara K.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Rogers S.
6-47-5
Keys M.[15]
Vesnina E.[17]
2-66-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Ostapenko J.[12]
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Osaka N.
6-32-67-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.
6-13-66-3
Kvitova P.[13]
Garcia C.[18]
6-06-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Rybarikova M.[31]
6-16-1
Goerges J.[30]
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Sevastova A.[16]
Vekic D.
6-26-3
Sharapova M.
Kenin S.
7-56-2
Stephens S.
Barty A.
6-26-4
Williams V.[9]
Sakkari M.
6-36-4
R64
Pliskova K.[1]
Gibbs N.
2-66-36-4
Brady J.
Strycova B.[23]
6-16-1
Radwanska A.[10]
Putintseva Y.
7-56-2
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Jabeur O.
7-666-2
Safarova L.
Hibino N.
6-13-66-2
Nara K.
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-33-66-3
Rogers S.
Saville D.[25]
7-664-67-65
Vesnina E.[17]
Flipkens K.
6-46-4
Keys M.[15]
Maria T.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.[12]
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Osaka N.
Allertova D.
6-34-67-5
Makarova K.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-26-756-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Lucic M.[29]
4-67-646-2
Williams V.[9]
Dodin O.
7-56-4
Kvitova P.[13]
Cornet A.
6-16-2
Garcia C.[18]
Alexandrova E.
4-66-36-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Duan Y.
6-46-0
Krunic A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Goerges J.[30]
Zheng S.
6-26-1
Barty A.
Sasnovich A.
6-17-67
Vekic D.
Peng S.[22]
6-06-2
Sharapova M.
Babos T.
6-746-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Mchale C.
7-56-3
Rybarikova M.[31]
Pliskova K.
7-647-63
Sakkari M.
Rodionova A.
7-56-3
Kenin S.
Vickery S.
6-34-67-60
Sevastova A.[16]
Baindl K.
6-46-4
Stephens S.
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-25-76-3
Svitolina E.[4]
Rodina E.
6-46-4
Zhang S.[27]
Ozaki R.
6-06-3
Niculescu M.
Bogdan A.
6-23-66-3
R128
Gibbs N.
Cepede Royg V.
6-01-66-1
Strycova B.[23]
Doi M.
6-16-3
Brady J.
Petkovic A.
6-43-66-1
Bogdan A.
Townsend T.
6-44-66-3
Radwanska A.[10]
Martic P.
6-47-63
Vandeweghe C.[20]
Riske Amritraj A.
2-66-36-4
Safarova L.
Kontaveit A.[26]
6-756-16-4
Nara K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Siniakova K.
6-06-756-3
Rodina E.
Bouchard E.
7-626-1
Rogers S.
Day K.
6-24-66-4
Saville D.[25]
Kiick A.
6-26-1
Vesnina E.[17]
Blinkova A.
6-16-3
Flipkens K.
Brengle M.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Kratzer A.
6-16-1
Keys M.[15]
Mertens E.
6-37-66
Ostapenko J.[12]
Arruabarrena L.
6-21-66-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-776-26-3
Mchale C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
3-66-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Tsurenko L.[28]
6-36-1
Kanepi K.
Schiavone F.
0-66-46-2
Allertova D.
Peterson R.
6-27-65
Osaka N.
Kerber A.[6]
6-36-1
Wozniacki C.[5]
Buzarnescu M.
6-17-5
Makarova K.
Barthel M.
6-26-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Soylu I.
6-46-2
Sakkari M.
Bertens K.[24]
6-36-4
Kvitova P.[13]
Jankovic J.
7-57-5
Cornet A.
Watson H.
6-46-4
Alexandrova E.
Zaja A.
6-26-3
Garcia C.[18]
Martincova T.
6-06-1
Rybarikova M.[31]
Giorgi C.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Eguchi M.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[3]
Lepchenko V.
6-06-3
Tomljanovic A.
Larsson J.
7-56-4
Barty A.
Konjuh A.[21]
4-66-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Boserup J.
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.[11]
Cepelova J.
6-756-36-2
Sevastova A.[16]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-1
Baindl K.
Begu I.
6-27-67
Vekic D.
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-1
Kenin S.
Davis L.[32]
7-57-5
Sharapova M.
Halep S.[2]
6-44-66-3
Babos T.
Golubic V.
7-55-77-5
Jabeur O.
Minor B.
6-17-5
Goerges J.[30]
Beck A.
6-16-0
Duan Y.
Liu C.
7-687-63
Peng S.[22]
Hesse A.
6-46-1
Ozaki R.
Lao D.
6-36-757-65
Stephens S.
Vinci R.
7-56-1
Niculescu M.
Mladenovic K.[14]
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-3
Zhang S.[27]
Lisicki S.
6-746-36-0
Putintseva Y.
Zhuk S.
7-636-3
Williams V.[9]
Hruncakova V.
6-33-66-2
Rodionova A.
Hogenkamp R.
7-57-5
Hibino N.
Bellis C.
6-34-67-5
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Vondrousova M.
4-66-47-62
Vickery S.
Vikhlyantseva N.
4-66-46-1
Pliskova K.[1]
Linette M.
6-26-1
Lucic M.[29]
Puig M.
6-46-747-64
Dodin O.
Parmentier P.
3-66-07-66
Krunic A.
Konta J.[7]
4-66-36-4
Zheng S.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-43-66-1