Sloane Stephens vs Victoria Azarenka — Madrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
Sloane Stephens
USA8
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2019
clay
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Stephens S.
6-4 2-6 6-2
Azarenka V.
Stephens S.
6262
Azarenka V.
4621

Sloane Stephens defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 32. Sloane Stephens narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

3–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-05-08RomeR64clayVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-3
2023-04-03CharlestonR32clayVictoria Azarenka3-6 6-3 6-2
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardSloane Stephens6-3 6-4
2018-03-19MiamiSFhardSloane Stephens3-6 6-2 6-1
2018-03-05Indian WellsR64hardSloane Stephens6-1 7-5
2015-01-19Australian OpenR128hardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-2
2014-01-13Australian OpenR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-2
2013-01-14Australian OpenSFhardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Azarenka V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Azarenka V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
94
Break points won·Slight edge
90
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
96
Tiebreaks·Even
74
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Bertens K.[7]
Halep S.[3]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Bertens K.[7]
Stephens S.[8]
6-27-5
Halep S.[3]
Bencic B.
6-26-726-0
Quarter-finals
Bencic B.
Osaka N.[1]
3-66-27-5
Bertens K.[7]
Kvitova P.[2]
6-26-3
Stephens S.[8]
Martic P.
6-46-3
Halep S.[3]
Barty A.[9]
7-57-5
R16
Kvitova P.[2]
Garcia C.
6-36-3
Bertens K.[7]
Sevastova A.[12]
6-16-2
Stephens S.[8]
Zheng S.
3-66-36-2
Barty A.[9]
Putintseva Y.
4-66-16-2
Halep S.[3]
Hruncakova V.
6-06-0
Bencic B.
Baindl K.
6-06-2
Osaka N.[1]
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Martic P.
Vekic D.
4-66-33-0
R32
Kvitova P.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-37-65
Zheng S.
Cornet A.
6-23-66-4
Garcia C.
Cirstea S.
6-43-66-1
Sevastova A.[12]
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[7]
Ostapenko J.
6-46-3
Vekic D.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
Stephens S.[8]
Azarenka V.
6-42-66-2
Putintseva Y.
Parmentier P.
6-44-66-3
Barty A.[9]
Collins D.
6-11-66-1
Hruncakova V.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-47-62
Halep S.[3]
Konta J.
7-56-1
Bencic B.
Kuznetsova S.
7-642-66-3
Sasnovich A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-2
Osaka N.[1]
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-653-66-0
Martic P.
Kerber A.[4]
W/O
Baindl K.
Pliskova K.[5]
7-52-66-4
R64
Cornet A.
Wozniacki C.[11]
3-0
Osaka N.[1]
Cibulkova D.
6-27-66
Kvitova P.[2]
Kenin S.
6-16-4
Mladenovic K.
Strycova B.
6-36-1
Garcia C.
Hsieh S.
7-56-2
Cirstea S.
Keys M.[13]
3-66-46-1
Sevastova A.[12]
Flipkens K.
0-66-36-2
Stephens S.[8]
Hercog P.
6-27-64
Parmentier P.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-47-66
Putintseva Y.
Begu I.
6-46-3
Collins D.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-4
Barty A.[9]
Saville D.
6-16-2
Hruncakova V.
Goerges J.[16]
7-56-4
Konta J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-1
Halep S.[3]
Gasparyan M.
6-06-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Yastremska D.
5-77-656-3
Bencic B.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Sabalenka A.[10]
7-56-4
Sasnovich A.
Kontaveit A.[14]
0-66-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-43-66-1
Kerber A.[4]
Tsurenko L.
6-36-2
Schmiedlova A.
Mertens E.
7-57-65
Baindl K.
Zhang S.
6-36-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Sakkari M.
6-36-3
Buzarnescu M.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Ostapenko J.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-1
Bertens K.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Martic P.
Muguruza G.
7-57-62
Pliskova K.
Kostyuk M.
3-66-36-2
Vekic D.
Wang Q.[15]
7-56-4
Zheng S.
Wang Y.
7-57-63
Azarenka V.
Kasatkina D.
7-56-4