Sloane Stephens vs Taylor Townsend — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Sloane Stephens
USA5
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019
hard
Taylor Townsend
USA
Taylor Townsend
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
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 #79, defending last year's round of 128. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-27AustinR32hardSloane Stephens6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Townsend T.

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.Townsend T.
—
Serve
70
—
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
Stephens S.Townsend T.
1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Townsend T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
94
Break points won·Dominant
90
55
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stephens S.Townsend T.
Freshness·
—
97

Townsend T.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[4]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-625-76-4
Semi-finals
Osaka N.[4]
Pliskova K.[7]
6-24-66-4
Kvitova P.[8]
Collins D.
7-626-0
Quarter-finals
Osaka N.[4]
Svitolina E.[6]
6-46-1
Kvitova P.[8]
Barty A.[15]
6-16-4
Collins D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
2-67-56-1
Pliskova K.[7]
Williams S.[16]
6-44-67-5
R16
Williams S.[16]
Halep S.[1]
6-14-66-4
Osaka N.[4]
Sevastova A.[13]
4-66-36-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Keys M.[17]
6-21-66-1
Barty A.[15]
Sharapova M.[30]
4-66-16-4
Collins D.
Kerber A.[2]
6-06-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Anisimova A.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.[7]
Muguruza G.[18]
6-36-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Stephens S.[5]
6-736-36-3
R32
Halep S.[1]
Williams V.
6-26-3
Williams S.[16]
Yastremska D.
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[18]
Bacsinszky T.
7-656-2
Pliskova K.[7]
Giorgi C.[27]
6-43-66-2
Sevastova A.[13]
Wang Q.[21]
6-36-3
Keys M.[17]
Mertens E.[12]
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Zhang S.
4-66-47-5
Kvitova P.[8]
Bencic B.
6-16-4
Anisimova A.
Sabalenka A.[11]
6-36-2
Sharapova M.[30]
Wozniacki C.[3]
6-44-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sasnovich A.
6-06-3
Collins D.
Garcia C.[19]
6-36-2
Kerber A.[2]
Birrell K.
6-16-0
Stephens S.[5]
Martic P.[31]
7-667-65
Barty A.[15]
Sakkari M.
7-56-1
Osaka N.[4]
Hsieh S.[28]
5-76-46-1
R64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bertens K.[9]
3-66-36-3
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-34-66-0
Yastremska D.
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
6-33-66-1
Williams S.[16]
Bouchard E.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[18]
Konta J.
6-46-737-5
Pliskova K.[7]
Brengle M.
4-66-16-0
Hsieh S.[28]
Siegemund L.
6-36-4
Wang Q.[21]
Krunic A.
6-26-3
Sevastova A.[13]
Andreescu B.
6-33-66-2
Mertens E.[12]
Gasparyan M.
6-17-5
Keys M.[17]
Potapova A.
6-36-4
Zhang S.
Pliskova K.
6-37-5
Svitolina E.[6]
Hruncakova V.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.[8]
Begu I.
6-16-3
Bencic B.
Putintseva Y.
7-54-66-2
Sabalenka A.[11]
Boulter K.
6-36-4
Barty A.[15]
Wang Y.
6-26-3
Sakkari M.
Sharma A.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.[30]
Peterson R.
6-26-1
Stephens S.[5]
Babos T.
6-36-1
Martic P.[31]
Vondrousova M.
6-47-5
Sasnovich A.
Kontaveit A.[20]
6-36-3
Collins D.
Vickery S.
6-37-5
Birrell K.
Vekic D.[29]
6-44-66-1
Kerber A.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-3
Giorgi C.[27]
Swiatek I.
6-26-0
Halep S.[1]
Kenin S.
6-36-756-4
Osaka N.[4]
Zidansek T.
6-26-4
Bacsinszky T.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-27-5
Garcia C.[19]
Hives Z.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Larsson J.
6-16-3
Anisimova A.
Tsurenko L.[24]
6-06-2
R128
Giorgi C.[27]
Jakupovic D.
6-36-0
Swiatek I.
Bogdan A.
6-33-66-4
Brengle M.
Doi M.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[7]
Muchova K.
6-36-2
Osaka N.[4]
Linette M.
6-46-2
Siegemund L.
Azarenka V.
6-756-46-2
Hsieh S.[28]
Voegele S.
6-26-1
Wang Q.[21]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Krunic A.
Diyas Z.
3-67-56-1
Andreescu B.
Osuigwe W.
7-616-706-3
Sevastova A.[13]
Barthel M.
6-36-1
Mertens E.[12]
Schmiedlova A.
6-27-5
Potapova A.
Parmentier P.
6-47-65
Keys M.[17]
Aiava D.
6-26-2
Zhang S.
Cibulkova D.[26]
6-24-66-2
Pliskova K.
Blinkova A.
7-622-66-2
Hruncakova V.
Baindl K.
4-66-46-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Golubic V.
6-16-2
Bencic B.
Siniakova K.
6-42-66-3
Tsurenko L.[24]
Alexandrova E.
6-47-64
Anisimova A.
Niculescu M.
7-636-4
Boulter K.
Makarova K.
6-04-67-66
Sabalenka A.[11]
Kalinskaya A.
6-16-4
Sharma A.
Hon P.
7-54-66-1
Sakkari M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
6-13-66-2
Sharapova M.[30]
Dart H.
6-06-0
Wozniacki C.[3]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[5]
Townsend T.
6-46-2
Vondrousova M.
Rodina E.
6-36-2
Martic P.[31]
Watson H.
6-16-2
Kontaveit A.[20]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Puig M.
6-46-3
Bertens K.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-3
Collins D.
Goerges J.[14]
2-67-656-4
Hives Z.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-2
Garcia C.[19]
Ponchet J.
6-26-3
Vekic D.[29]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-4
Birrell K.
Badosa P.
6-46-2
Haddad Maia B.
Pera B.
6-35-76-4
Kerber A.[2]
Hercog P.
6-26-2
Halep S.[1]
Kanepi K.
6-726-46-2
Kenin S.
Kudermetova V.
6-33-67-5
Cornet A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
Burel C.
7-56-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Lepchenko V.
6-726-26-4
Konta J.
Tomljanovic A.
7-642-67-67
Muguruza G.[18]
Zheng S.
6-26-3
Begu I.
Petkovic A.
6-734-3
Larsson J.
Lapko V.
7-653-0
Babos T.
Jabeur O.
7-657-63
Wang Y.
Perez E.
6-46-0
Gasparyan M.
Zhu L.
4-66-26-2
Yastremska D.
Stosur S.
7-56-2
Zidansek T.
Saville D.
7-56-3
Peterson R.
Cirstea S.
6-46-1
Barty A.[15]
Kumkhum L.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Buzarnescu M.[25]
6-737-636-2
Vickery S.
Bonaventure Y.
2-66-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Strycova B.[32]
6-47-61
Bouchard E.
Peng S.
6-26-1
Williams S.[16]
Maria T.
6-06-2
Bacsinszky T.
Kasatkina D.[10]
6-36-0