Sloane Stephens vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaSydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Stephens S.
0-6 7-6 7-6
Alexandrova E.
Stephens S.
077772
Alexandrova E.
663631

Sloane Stephens defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 0-6 7-6 7-6 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sloane Stephens claimed a first win over Ekaterina Alexandrova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-09RomeR64clayEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Alexandrova 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.Alexandrova E.
Serve
52
Return
42

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%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
5.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
63
65
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
94
Break points won·Slight edge
90
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
55
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Alexandrova E.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast