Sloane Stephens vs Saisai Zheng — Beijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
Sloane Stephens
USA9
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018
hard
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Stephens S.
6-1 6-3
Zheng S.
Stephens S.
662
Zheng S.
130

Sloane Stephens defeated Saisai Zheng 6-1 6-3 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sloane Stephens came in ranked #315, defending last year's round of 64. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-30BeijingR32hardSaisai Zheng6-3 6-1
2019-05-06MadridR16claySloane Stephens3-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Even
70%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
19
Break points saved·Dominant
78
16
Break points won·Clear edge
90
71
Deciding sets·Slight edge
55
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 30%

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.[2]
Sevastova A.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[2]
Wang Q.
6-16-3
Sevastova A.
Osaka N.[8]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Wang Q.
Sabalenka A.
7-57-5
Osaka N.[8]
Zhang S.
3-66-47-5
Sevastova A.
Cibulkova D.
6-37-65
Wozniacki C.[2]
Siniakova K.
6-26-2
R16
Wozniacki C.[2]
Kontaveit A.
7-56-4
Osaka N.[8]
Goerges J.[10]
6-16-2
Sabalenka A.
Garcia C.[4]
5-77-636-0
Cibulkova D.
Stephens S.[9]
4-66-26-3
Zhang S.
Kerber A.[3]
6-12-66-0
Siniakova K.
Bertens K.[11]
6-46-3
Wang Q.
Pliskova K.[7]
6-46-4
Sevastova A.
Vekic D.
6-36-2
R32
Sevastova A.
Keys M.[17]
W/O
Zhang S.
Babos T.
6-16-2
Kerber A.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.
7-646-1
Stephens S.[9]
Zheng S.
6-16-3
Vekic D.
Jabeur O.
7-656-4
Wozniacki C.[2]
Martic P.
7-56-3
Bertens K.[11]
Flipkens K.
6-16-1
Wang Q.
Ostapenko J.[12]
6-06-0
Goerges J.[10]
Tsurenko L.
6-44-62-2
Pliskova K.[7]
Sasnovich A.
6-36-4
Osaka N.[8]
Collins D.
6-16-0
Cibulkova D.
Saville D.
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.
Siegemund L.
2-66-36-2
Siniakova K.
Krunic A.
7-626-2
Garcia C.[4]
Hercog P.
7-626-3
Sabalenka A.
Muguruza G.[14]
7-56-4
R64
Jabeur O.
Halep S.[1]
6-10-0
Siegemund L.
Kasatkina D.[13]
6-34-2
Pliskova K.[7]
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Tsurenko L.
Petkovic A.
6-27-62
Goerges J.[10]
Konta J.
6-24-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Putintseva Y.
6-16-0
Kerber A.[3]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-2
Zheng S.
Yastremska D.
6-46-3
Stephens S.[9]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-786-46-4
Babos T.
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Zhang S.
Mertens E.[15]
6-13-66-3
Keys M.[17]
Pera B.
6-36-4
Sevastova A.
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Martic P.
Strycova B.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.
Duan Y.
6-36-2
Muguruza G.[14]
Makarova K.
6-06-4
Osaka N.[8]
Diyas Z.
6-46-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Bencic B.
6-26-3
Vekic D.
Sakkari M.
6-16-4
Krunic A.
Svitolina E.[6]
0-66-47-64
Bertens K.[11]
Cirstea S.
6-26-0
Flipkens K.
Boulter K.
4-66-27-5
Garcia C.[4]
Wang Y.
7-6106-746-3
Collins D.
Bacsinszky T.
6-23-66-3
Saville D.
Kvitova P.[5]
6-26-1
Siniakova K.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-56-4
Hercog P.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-1
Ostapenko J.[12]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-63
Sasnovich A.
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-1