Serena Williams vs Sloane StephensUS Open Round of 32

US Open · WTA · Round of 32
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2020
hard
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
2-6 6-2 6-2
Stephens S.
Williams S.
2662
Stephens S.
6221

Serena Williams defeated Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-2 6-2 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

51
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR16claySerena Williams1-6 7-5 6-3
2015-05-04MadridR32claySerena Williams6-4 6-0
2015-03-09Indian WellsR16hardSerena Williams6-7(3) 6-2 6-2
2013-08-26US OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-4 6-1
2013-01-14Australian OpenQFhardSloane Stephens3-6 7-5 6-4
2012-12-31BrisbaneQFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (45 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
78
Break points won·Slight edge
96
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
55
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

R128
Kerber A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-4
Li A.
Rus A.
6-42-66-1
Kontaveit A.
Collins D.
5-76-26-2
Yastremska D.
Sharma A.
6-36-747-62
Flipkens K.
Peterson R.
7-616-4
Konta J.
Watson H.
7-676-1
Bonaventure Y.
Zhang S.
4-66-36-2
Vekic D.
Pliskova K.
3-67-666-4
Brady J.
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Siniakova K.
6-16-2
Kovinic D.
Cabrera L.
6-43-66-2
Kenin S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2
Fernandez L.
Zvonareva V.
6-47-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Liu C.
6-26-4
Kvitova P.
Begu I.
6-36-2
Bellis C.
Korpatsch T.
6-7136-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Maria T.
6-36-2
Vondrousova M.
Minnen G.
6-16-4
Gracheva V.
Badosa P.
6-47-5
Bondarenko K.
Kiick A.
3-66-36-1
Martic P.
Martincova T.
5-76-26-4
Osaka N.
Doi M.
6-25-76-2
Giorgi C.
Van Uytvanck A.
2-66-17-5
Kostyuk M.
Kasatkina D.
6-16-2
Sevastova A.
Gauff C.
6-35-76-4
Linette M.
Inglis M.
6-14-66-4
Juvan K.
Arconada U.
6-47-62
Pegula J.
Bouzkova M.
3-66-27-63
Baindl K.
Osuigwe W.
6-37-5
Bolsova A.
Teichmann J.
7-636-2
Cornet A.
Davis L.
6-31-66-0
Tig P.
Nara K.
6-16-0
Pera B.
Diyas Z.
7-646-0
Scott K.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-636-2
Anisimova A.
Tomova V.
7-57-5
Govortsova O.
Muhammad A.
6-16-2
Gasparyan M.
Puig M.
6-36-706-0
Sabalenka A.
Dodin O.
7-616-4
Azarenka V.
Haas B.
6-16-2
Vickery S.
Townsend T.
6-26-4
Swiatek I.
Kudermetova V.
6-36-3
Muchova K.
Williams V.
6-37-5
Cirstea S.
Mchale C.
6-47-5
Mcnally C.
Hruncakova V.
6-46-1
Alexandrova E.
Clijsters K.
3-67-56-1
Jabeur O.
Kawa K.
6-27-66
Brengle M.
Rodionova A.
6-26-2
Garcia C.
Paolini J.
6-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Di Lorenzo F.
2-67-666-0
Kalinskaya A.
Stojanovic N.
6-46-3
Stephens S.
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Khromacheva I.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.
Hibino N.
6-46-4
Mertens E.
Siegemund L.
6-26-2
Friedsam A.
Dolehide C.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Ahn K.
7-56-3
Rybakina E.
Zavatska K.
6-36-0
Lapko V.
Golubic V.
1-67-626-2
Sakkari M.
Voegele S.
6-33-67-5
Keys M.
Babos T.
6-16-1
Putintseva Y.
Montgomery R.
6-16-3
Mladenovic K.
Baptiste H.
7-56-2
Pironkova T.
Samsonova L.
6-26-3
Pliskova K.
Kalinina A.
6-46-0