Sloane Stephens vs Elina SvitolinaMontreal Semi-final

Montreal · WTA · Semi-final
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2018
hard
#10WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Stephens S.
6-3 6-3
Svitolina E.
Stephens S.
662
Svitolina E.
330

Sloane Stephens defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-3 in the Montreal semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #10, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Sloane Stephens narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-22SingaporeFhardElina Svitolina3-6 6-2 6-2
2014-03-31CharlestonR32clayElina Svitolina6-4 6-4
2014-01-13Australian OpenR32hardSloane Stephens7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Svitolina E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Svitolina E.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Stephens S.Svitolina E.
Serve
48
Return
57

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
93
Break points won·Slight edge
90
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
99

Svitolina E.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
30°CMainly clear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Semi-finals
Stephens S.[3]
Svitolina E.[5]
6-36-3
Halep S.[1]
Barty A.[15]
6-46-1