Sloane Stephens vs Taylor TownsendAustin Round of 32

Austin · WTA · Round of 32
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2023
hard
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Stephens S.
6-3 6-3
Townsend T.
Stephens S.
662
Townsend T.
330

Sloane Stephens defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3 6-3 in the Austin round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #79. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardSloane Stephens6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Townsend T.

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.Townsend T.
Serve
70
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.1
5.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (106 vs 131). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
94
Break points won·Dominant
90
55
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
2.9Hard Elo 1630
Surface ELO
7.1+167 Hard Elo edge
3.1Overall Elo 1683
ELO gap
6.9Overall Elo 1826
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
3.9
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.1
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Townsend T.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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