Sloane Stephens vs Madison Keys — Roland Garros Semi-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Semi-final
Sloane Stephens
USAQ
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 May 2018
clay
Madison Keys
USA19
Madison Keys
#22WTA
1987ELO
1894Clay ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
Stephens S.
6-4 6-4
Keys M.
Stephens S.
662
Keys M.
440

Sloane Stephens defeated Madison Keys 6-4 6-4 in the Roland Garros semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Madison Keys came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 64. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-30US OpenR128hardSloane Stephens6-3 1-6 7-6(7)
2021-05-10RomeR64clayMadison Keys4-6 6-2 7-5
2021-04-05Charleston 1R32claySloane Stephens6-4 6-4
2019-04-01CharlestonQFclayMadison Keys7-6(6) 4-6 6-2
2017-08-28US OpenFhardSloane Stephens6-3 6-0
2015-03-23MiamiR64hardSloane Stephens6-4 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Keys M.

Keys M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Keys M.

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.Keys M.
1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
4.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Keys M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
94
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
96
Break points won·Even
90
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stephens S.Keys M.
Freshness·
—
82

Keys M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Stephens S.
3-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Muguruza G.[3]
6-16-4
Stephens S.
Keys M.[19]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Kerber A.[12]
6-726-36-2
Stephens S.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[3]
Sharapova M.[28]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Putintseva Y.
7-656-4
R16
Kasatkina D.[14]
Wozniacki C.[2]
7-656-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Tsurenko L.
2-0
Sharapova M.[28]
Williams S.
W/O
Stephens S.
Kontaveit A.[25]
6-26-0
Putintseva Y.
Strycova B.[26]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[12]
Garcia C.[7]
6-26-3
Halep S.[1]
Mertens E.[23]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Buzarnescu M.[31]
6-16-4
R32
Kontaveit A.[25]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-667-64
Halep S.[1]
Petkovic A.
7-56-0
Garcia C.[7]
Begu I.
6-16-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Stosur S.
6-06-2
Putintseva Y.
Wang Q.
1-67-56-4
Kerber A.[12]
Bertens K.[18]
7-647-64
Williams S.
Goerges J.[11]
6-36-4
Strycova B.[26]
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Sakkari M.
6-11-66-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Parmentier P.
6-06-3
Stephens S.
Giorgi C.
4-66-18-6
Tsurenko L.
Rybarikova M.[19]
6-26-4
Mertens E.[23]
Saville D.[24]
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[28]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Osaka N.[16]
6-17-67
Buzarnescu M.[31]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-37-5
R64
Stephens S.
Frech M.
6-26-2
Keys M.[19]
Dolehide C.
6-46-1
Halep S.[1]
Townsend T.
6-36-1
Petkovic A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-07-65
Saville D.[24]
Pera B.
5-77-56-3
Begu I.
Zhang S.[27]
6-36-4
Garcia C.[7]
Peng S.
6-43-66-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Stosur S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
6-27-61
Sharapova M.[28]
Vekic D.
7-56-4
Siniakova K.
Baindl K.
6-746-46-4
Strycova B.[26]
Makarova K.
6-46-2
Wang Q.
Martic P.
6-16-1
Buzarnescu M.[31]
Peterson R.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-4
Giorgi C.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-3
Sakkari M.
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
7-56-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Garcia Perez G.
6-16-0
Tsurenko L.
Vandeweghe C.[15]
3-66-46-0
Goerges J.[11]
Van Uytvanck A.
7-57-65
Williams S.
Barty A.[17]
3-66-36-4
Kontaveit A.[25]
Dulgheru A.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Flipkens K.
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.
Brady J.
6-46-3
Parmentier P.
Cornet A.[32]
6-726-46-2
Kerber A.[12]
Bogdan A.
6-26-3
Mertens E.[23]
Watson H.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[18]
Sasnovich A.[14]
6-46-2
Rybarikova M.[19]
Bencic B.[11]
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[20]
Safarova L.
3-66-46-1
Osaka N.[16]
Diyas Z.
6-47-5
Svitolina E.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-36-4
R128
Hruncakova V.
Schiavone F.
7-627-62
Buzarnescu M.[31]
King V.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Krejcikova B.
7-666-4
Bertens K.[18]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-26-1
Halep S.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.
2-66-16-1
Townsend T.
Georges M.
6-46-2
Pera B.
Vesnina E.
6-36-2
Watson H.
Dodin O.
6-36-0
Bogdan A.
Vondrousova M.
6-31-66-4
Peng S.
Krunic A.
6-36-4
Ferro F.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-2
Vandeweghe C.[15]
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[11]
Cibulkova D.
6-45-76-0
Barty A.[17]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[28]
Hogenkamp R.
6-14-66-3
Siniakova K.
Azarenka V.
7-57-5
Makarova K.
Zheng S.
6-46-1
Strycova B.[26]
Nara K.
1-66-36-4
Putintseva Y.
Konta J.[22]
6-46-3
Brady J.
Hesse A.
6-16-1
Wang Q.
Williams V.[9]
6-47-5
Dolehide C.
Golubic V.
6-46-4
Diyas Z.
Linette M.
6-36-1
Sakkari M.
Minella M.
7-656-2
Cornet A.[32]
Errani S.
2-66-26-3
Parmentier P.
Paquet C.
3-67-646-2
Garcia Perez G.
Jakupovic D.
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[2]
Collins D.
7-626-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Wallace I.
6-16-0
Stosur S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.
Mladenovic K.
7-6106-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Hercog P.
6-47-61
Rybarikova M.[19]
Kumkhum L.
6-36-0
Tsurenko L.
Voegele S.
4-66-26-2
Peterson R.
Hsieh S.
6-46-3
Dulgheru A.
Mchale C.
5-77-656-3
Kontaveit A.[25]
Brengle M.
6-14-66-2
Duque Marino M.
Sevastova A.[20]
4-66-16-3
Giorgi C.
Min G.
6-36-2
Safarova L.
Ponchet J.
6-46-1
Keys M.[19]
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Kuznetsova S.
7-606-2
Arruabarrena L.
Babos T.
7-656-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Cepede Royg V.
3-66-17-5
Garcia C.[7]
Duan Y.
6-16-0
Begu I.
Schmiedlova A.
6-45-79-7
Flipkens K.
Maria T.
7-616-4
Mattek Sands B.
Larsson J.
6-46-3
Zhang S.[27]
Kucova K.
6-07-5
Stephens S.
Rus A.
6-26-0
Kerber A.[12]
Barthel M.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Pliskova K.
7-646-4
Vekic D.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Wang Y.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Kanepi K.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
Konjuh A.
6-06-1
Saville D.[24]
Cirstea S.[18]
4-67-646-3
Sasnovich A.[14]
Allertova D.
6-46-3
Mertens E.[23]
Lepchenko V.
6-797-646-0
Bencic B.[11]
Chiesa D.
3-67-627-5
Baindl K.
Ostapenko J.[29]
7-56-3
Osaka N.[16]
Kenin S.
6-27-5
Svitolina E.[7]
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-3
Frech M.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-33-66-3