Sloane Stephens vs Taylor Townsend — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
USA5#208WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019 ·
hard
#95WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
Stephens S.6-4 6-2
Townsend T.
Stephens S.
662
Townsend T.
420
Sloane Stephens defeated Taylor Townsend 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #95, defending last year's round of 128. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Sloane Stephens dropped just 6 games past Taylor Townsend.
Head to head
1–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-27 | Austin | R32 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.1
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
59
47
Break points saved·Dominant
26
81
Break points won·Dominant
91
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
35
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
82
98
Stephens S.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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