Sloane Stephens vs Angelique Kerber — Singapore Round Robin

Singapore · WTA · Round Robin
Sloane Stephens
USA5
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2018
hard
GER1
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Stephens S.
6-3 6-3
Kerber A.
Stephens S.
662
Kerber A.
330

Sloane Stephens defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-3 in the Singapore round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-18MiamiR128hardSloane Stephens6-2 6-3
2021-08-30US OpenR32hardAngelique Kerber5-7 6-2 6-3
2018-03-19MiamiQFhardSloane Stephens6-1 6-2
2017-08-07TorontoR16hardSloane Stephens6-2 6-2
2016-04-04CharlestonSFclaySloane Stephens6-1 3-0 RET
2015-03-09Indian WellsR64hardSloane Stephens7-6(6) 6-2
2012-03-05Indian WellsR64hardAngelique Kerber2-6 7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Kerber A.

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.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
91
Break points won·Slight edge
90
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[6]
Stephens S.[5]
3-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[6]
Bertens K.[8]
7-56-756-4
Stephens S.[5]
Pliskova K.[7]
0-66-46-1
Round Robin
Bertens K.[8]
Osaka N.[3]
6-30-0
Pliskova K.[7]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[7]
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-26-4
Stephens S.[5]
Osaka N.[3]
7-54-66-1
Kerber A.[1]
Osaka N.[3]
6-45-76-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Pliskova K.[7]
6-32-66-3
Stephens S.[5]
Kerber A.[1]
6-36-3
Bertens K.[8]
Kerber A.[1]
1-66-36-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Wozniacki C.[2]
5-77-56-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Kvitova P.[4]
7-53-66-2
Stephens S.[5]
Bertens K.[8]
7-642-66-3