Sloane Stephens vs Madison Keys — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 August 2021
hard
Madison Keys
USA
Madison Keys
#22WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
Stephens S.
6-3 1-6 7-6
Keys M.
Stephens S.
61792
Keys M.
36671

Sloane Stephens defeated Madison Keys 6-3 1-6 7-6 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Madison Keys came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 32. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 7–6.

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-10RomeR64clayMadison Keys4-6 6-2 7-5
2021-04-05Charleston 1R32claySloane Stephens6-4 6-4
2019-04-01CharlestonQFclayMadison Keys7-6(6) 4-6 6-2
2018-05-28Roland GarrosSFclaySloane Stephens6-4 6-4
2017-08-28US OpenFhardSloane Stephens6-3 6-0
2015-03-23MiamiR64hardSloane Stephens6-4 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Keys M.

Keys M.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Keys M.

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.Keys M.
—
Serve
36
—
Return
29

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

Statistics

This season
Stephens S.Keys M.
1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
4.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Keys M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
94
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
96
Break points won·Even
90
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
97
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.Keys M.
Freshness·
—
77

Keys M.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 72%

Draw

Final
Raducanu E.
Fernandez L.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Fernandez L.
Sabalenka A.
7-634-66-4
Raducanu E.
Sakkari M.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Fernandez L.
Svitolina E.
6-33-67-65
Raducanu E.
Bencic B.
6-36-4
Sabalenka A.
Krejcikova B.
6-16-4
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
R16
Raducanu E.
Rogers S.
6-26-1
Sakkari M.
Andreescu B.
6-727-666-3
Svitolina E.
Halep S.
6-36-3
Fernandez L.
Kerber A.
4-67-656-2
Sabalenka A.
Mertens E.
6-46-1
Bencic B.
Swiatek I.
7-6126-3
Krejcikova B.
Muguruza G.
6-37-64
Pliskova K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-4
R32
Rogers S.
Barty A.
6-21-67-65
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.
6-46-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Gracheva V.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Andreescu B.
Minnen G.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.
Kasatkina D.
6-46-2
Halep S.
Rybakina E.
7-6114-66-3
Kerber A.
Stephens S.
5-76-26-3
Mertens E.
Jabeur O.
6-37-5
Muguruza G.
Azarenka V.
6-43-66-2
Raducanu E.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-1
Bencic B.
Pegula J.
6-26-4
Krejcikova B.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.
Collins D.
6-36-3
Swiatek I.
Kontaveit A.
6-34-66-3
Fernandez L.
Osaka N.
5-77-626-4
R64
Osaka N.
Danilovic O.
W/O
Rybakina E.
Garcia C.
6-16-4
Halep S.
Kucova K.
6-36-1
Kasatkina D.
Vondrousova M.
3-66-46-4
Krejcikova B.
Mchale C.
6-36-1
Stephens S.
Gauff C.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Kalinina A.
6-36-2
Fernandez L.
Kanepi K.
7-57-5
Barty A.
Tauson C.
6-17-5
Svitolina E.
Masarova R.
6-27-5
Andreescu B.
Davis L.
6-46-4
Sabalenka A.
Zidansek T.
6-36-1
Azarenka V.
Paolini J.
6-37-61
Muguruza G.
Petkovic A.
6-46-2
Mertens E.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-26-2
Rogers S.
Cirstea S.
7-56-2
Minnen G.
Samsonova L.
6-46-4
Collins D.
Juvan K.
6-46-2
Jabeur O.
Osorio C.
6-06-1
Rakhimova K.
Alexandrova E.
6-46-1
Pegula J.
Doi M.
6-36-2
Bencic B.
Trevisan M.
6-36-1
Raducanu E.
Zhang S.
6-26-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Hsieh S.
6-16-3
Gracheva V.
Badosa P.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.
Anisimova A.
7-56-757-67
Swiatek I.
Ferro F.
3-67-636-0
Kontaveit A.
Teichmann J.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Pliskova K.
7-646-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-25-76-2
Tomljanovic A.
Martic P.
7-666-4
Sakkari M.
Siniakova K.
6-46-2
R128
Grammatikopoulou V.
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Muguruza G.
Vekic D.
7-647-65
Andreescu B.
Golubic V.
7-54-67-5
Sabalenka A.
Stojanovic N.
6-46-746-0
Hsieh S.
Liu C.
6-16-4
Zhang S.
Baptiste H.
6-36-4
Bencic B.
Rus A.
6-46-4
Masarova R.
Bogdan A.
6-797-627-69
Sakkari M.
Kostyuk M.
6-46-3
Svitolina E.
Marino R.
6-26-3
Minnen G.
Podoroska N.
6-41-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-2
Rakhimova K.
Mladenovic K.
2-66-26-3
Kontaveit A.
Stosur S.
6-36-0
Jabeur O.
Cornet A.
7-57-5
Zidansek T.
Pera B.
6-47-64
Juvan K.
Watson H.
6-16-4
Collins D.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-4
Osorio C.
Jorovic I.
6-26-2
Barty A.
Zvonareva V.
6-17-67
Tauson C.
Burel C.
7-56-0
Mertens E.
Peterson R.
3-67-657-65
Petkovic A.
Begu I.
6-27-63
Paolini J.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Martincova T.
6-46-0
Alexandrova E.
Errani S.
6-36-2
Rogers S.
Brengle M.
6-46-0
Cirstea S.
Kudermetova V.
7-653-66-0
Sorribes Tormo S.
Muchova K.
6-27-63
Raducanu E.
Voegele S.
6-26-3
Trevisan M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-17-5
Mchale C.
Navarro E.
6-17-65
Krejcikova B.
Sharma A.
6-06-4
Osaka N.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-1
Danilovic O.
Parks A.
6-37-5
Fernandez L.
Konjuh A.
7-636-2
Kanepi K.
Putintseva Y.
2-67-646-2
Doi M.
Hunter S.
7-636-3
Pegula J.
Potapova A.
6-26-2
Teichmann J.
Bucsa C.
6-36-4
Ferro F.
Hibino N.
6-16-4
Swiatek I.
Loeb J.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Mcnally C.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Linette M.
5-76-36-4
Stephens S.
Keys M.
6-31-67-67
Kalinina A.
Sherif M.
4-66-16-1
Kerber A.
Yastremska D.
3-66-47-63
Halep S.
Giorgi C.
6-47-63
Kucova K.
Li A.
7-56-1
Garcia C.
Dart H.
6-766-46-2
Rybakina E.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.
Pironkova T.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Ruse E.
7-56-0
Anisimova A.
Diyas Z.
7-56-2
Tomljanovic A.
Volynets K.
6-36-1
Martic P.
Galfi D.
6-36-2
Badosa P.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-3
Gracheva V.
Parrizas Diaz N.
5-76-06-2
Schmiedlova A.
Krueger A.
7-56-736-3
Kvitova P.
Hercog P.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.
Kovinic D.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.
Sevastova A.
7-666-3
Samsonova L.
Boulter K.
6-36-2
Davis L.
Tomova V.
6-22-66-3