Sloane Stephens vs Naomi OsakaSingapore Round Robin

Singapore · WTA · Round Robin
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2018
hard
#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Stephens S.
7-5 4-6 6-1
Osaka N.
Stephens S.
7462
Osaka N.
5611

Sloane Stephens defeated Naomi Osaka 7-5 4-6 6-1 in the Singapore round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-03-07Indian WellsR128hardNaomi Osaka3-6 6-1 6-2
2016-02-22AcapulcoQFhardSloane Stephens6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Osaka N.

Osaka N.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Osaka N.

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.Osaka N.
Serve
70
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
57%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
60%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
6.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
96
Break points won·Slight edge
90
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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