Saisai Zheng vs Sloane Stephens — Beijing Round of 32
Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2019
hard
USA13#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Zheng S.6-3 6-1
Stephens S.
Zheng S.
662
Stephens S.
310
Saisai Zheng defeated Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-1 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in ranked #317, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Saisai Zheng claimed a first win over Sloane Stephens in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Saisai Zheng dropped just 4 games past Sloane Stephens.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-06 | Madrid | R16 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2018-10-01 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-1 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
66%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
19
63
Break points saved·Dominant
16
78
Break points won·Clear edge
71
90
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
74
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
27°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 48%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.[16]
Kasatkina D.
6-37-65
Osaka N.[4]
Andreescu B.[5]
5-76-36-4
Bertens K.[8]
Svitolina E.[3]
7-666-2
Barty A.[1]
Kvitova P.[7]
4-66-46-3
R16
Wozniacki C.[16]
Siniakova K.
7-56-4
Kasatkina D.
Alexandrova E.
6-46-3
Andreescu B.[5]
Brady J.
6-16-3
Bertens K.[8]
Hercog P.
7-662-66-3
Svitolina E.[3]
Kenin S.[15]
6-36-786-3
Kvitova P.[7]
Bencic B.[9]
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Zheng S.
6-36-756-2
Osaka N.[4]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-0
R32
Siniakova K.
Ostapenko J.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.[16]
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Alexandrova E.
Halep S.[6]
6-26-3
Osaka N.[4]
Petkovic A.
6-26-0
Riske Amritraj A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-33-66-4
Andreescu B.[5]
Mertens E.
6-37-65
Bertens K.[8]
Yastremska D.
7-656-3
Hercog P.
Kerber A.[10]
6-46-2
Kenin S.[15]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-2
Kvitova P.[7]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-4
Bencic B.[9]
Williams V.
3-66-37-5
Zheng S.
Stephens S.[13]
6-36-1
Barty A.[1]
Putintseva Y.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[3]
Wang Y.
7-657-61
Brady J.
Keys M.[11]
2-66-46-4
Kasatkina D.
Sabalenka A.[12]
6-47-65
R64
Tomljanovic A.
Wang Q.[14]
5-74-5
Ostapenko J.
Pliskova K.[2]
7-53-67-5
Siniakova K.
Wang X.
6-26-2
Mchale C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-01-66-3
Andreescu B.[5]
Sasnovich A.
6-22-66-1
Bertens K.[8]
Vekic D.
3-66-17-63
Yastremska D.
Garcia C.
6-16-1
Hercog P.
Goerges J.
6-747-656-4
Kenin S.[15]
Muguruza G.
6-02-66-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kudermetova V.
6-03-67-64
Wang Y.
Wang X.
6-16-2
Mladenovic K.
Collins D.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[9]
Hsieh S.
7-56-2
Zheng S.
Puig M.
4-66-37-65
Putintseva Y.
Blinkova A.
6-06-1
Halep S.[6]
Peterson R.
6-16-1
Mertens E.
Martic P.
6-26-3
Brady J.
Anisimova A.
6-747-626-3
Wozniacki C.[16]
Davis L.
6-16-3
Kasatkina D.
Peng S.
2-66-46-4
Kerber A.[10]
Zhang S.
6-21-66-4
Svitolina E.[3]
Sevastova A.
6-746-16-2
Williams V.
Strycova B.
6-34-67-5
Stephens S.[13]
Linette M.
7-56-3
Alexandrova E.
Pera B.
5-76-26-4
Osaka N.[4]
Pegula J.
6-37-65
Petkovic A.
Teichmann J.
7-646-3
Keys M.[11]
Muchova K.
6-47-65