Sloane Stephens vs Kaia Kanepi — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
Sloane Stephens
USA9
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Stephens S.
6-0 5-7 6-4
Kanepi K.
Stephens S.
6562
Kanepi K.
0741

Sloane Stephens defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-0 5-7 6-4 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sloane Stephens claimed a first win over Kaia Kanepi in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-30EstorilR32clayKaia Kanepi6-1 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.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.Kanepi K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Kanepi K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
69
Break points won·Clear edge
90
70
Deciding sets·Even
55
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
15

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
18°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[4]
Halep S.[1]
6-06-4
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[4]
Kontaveit A.
6-46-3
Halep S.[1]
Sharapova M.
4-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Kontaveit A.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-36-1
Svitolina E.[4]
Kerber A.[11]
6-46-4
Sharapova M.
Ostapenko J.[5]
6-766-47-5
Halep S.[1]
Garcia C.[7]
6-26-3
R16
Wozniacki C.[2]
Sevastova A.[15]
6-25-76-3
Kontaveit A.
Williams V.[8]
6-27-63
Svitolina E.[4]
Kasatkina D.[14]
0-66-36-2
Kerber A.[11]
Sakkari M.
6-16-1
Ostapenko J.[5]
Konta J.
2-66-36-4
Sharapova M.
Saville D.
6-36-4
Garcia C.[7]
Stephens S.[9]
6-17-67
Halep S.[1]
Keys M.[13]
W/O
R32
Wozniacki C.[2]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.[15]
Krunic A.
6-46-4
Kontaveit A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-57-5
Williams V.[8]
Vesnina E.
6-24-67-5
Svitolina E.[4]
Martic P.
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Collins D.
6-26-3
Kerber A.[11]
Begu I.
3-67-57-5
Konta J.
Hsieh S.
6-06-4
Sharapova M.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-46-2
Saville D.
Muguruza G.[3]
5-76-27-66
Garcia C.[7]
Babos T.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[9]
Kanepi K.
6-05-76-4
Halep S.[1]
Osaka N.
6-16-0
Ostapenko J.[5]
Zhang S.
6-27-5
Keys M.[13]
Vekic D.
7-627-60
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.[6]
3-66-37-5
R64
Sevastova A.[15]
Mladenovic K.
6-33-0
Kontaveit A.
Vandeweghe C.[12]
6-16-1
Kerber A.[11]
Diyas Z.
6-27-66
Begu I.
Peng S.
4-66-46-1
Sakkari M.
Bertens K.
6-24-66-3
Zhang S.
Buzarnescu M.
6-37-62
Konta J.
Rybarikova M.[17]
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Barty A.[16]
7-53-66-2
Babos T.
Errani S.
6-37-66
Kanepi K.
Rosatello C.
6-16-2
Vekic D.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-2
Osaka N.
Azarenka V.
6-06-3
Hsieh S.
Sabalenka A.
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.
Schiavone F.
6-16-756-2
Saville D.
Vikhlyantseva N.
5-76-46-3
Stephens S.[9]
Strycova B.
6-746-36-1
Vesnina E.
Siegemund L.
7-656-2
Krunic A.
Vinci R.
2-66-06-3
Collins D.
Cirstea S.
6-34-66-4
Keys M.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Stosur S.
6-766-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Hercog P.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Tomljanovic A.
6-06-4