Varvara Gracheva vs Sloane StephensPhillip Island Trophy Round of 64

Phillip Island Trophy · WTA · Round of 64
#88WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 13 February 2021
hard
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Gracheva V.
6-2 6-2
Stephens S.
Gracheva V.
662
Stephens S.
220

Varvara Gracheva defeated Sloane Stephens 6-2 6-2 in the Phillip Island Trophy round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Varvara Gracheva came in ranked #88. Varvara Gracheva narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR64claySloane Stephens6-2 6-1
2023-02-27AustinQFhardVarvara Gracheva7-6(4) 6-3
2023-02-20MeridaR16hardSloane Stephens5-7 6-2 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Gracheva V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

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

Serve & return on hard

Gracheva V.Stephens S.
3
Serve
27
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
63
Break points saved·Even
76
78
Break points won·Even
87
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
55
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
65
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

Draw