Sloane Stephens vs Heather Watson — Austin Round of 16

Austin · WTA · Round of 16
Sloane Stephens
USA5
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2023
hard
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#527WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Stephens S.
6-4 6-4
Watson H.
Stephens S.
662
Watson H.
440

Sloane Stephens defeated Heather Watson 6-4 6-4 in the Austin round of 16 on hard. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-06Indian WellsR128hardSloane Stephens6-7(5) 7-5 6-1
2016-03-21MiamiR64hardHeather Watson6-3 6-0
2015-06-22EastbourneR16grassSloane Stephens6-2 6-3
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR64claySloane Stephens6-2 6-4
2015-01-12HobartR16hardHeather Watson6-3 6-1
2012-07-09StanfordR32hardHeather Watson7-6(5) 4-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Even serve battle

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
Stephens S.Watson H.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (106 vs 103). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
20
Break points saved·Dominant
78
43
Break points won·Dominant
90
62
Deciding sets·Slight edge
55
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
12

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Stephens S.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Watson H.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
6.0+82 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.0Hard Elo 1548
6.2Overall Elo 1683
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1572
10.0
H2H
0.0
4.9
Surface form
5.6
Fatigue & Travel
7.1
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
6.0
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
Stephens S.Watson H.
Freshness·
—
100

Watson H.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kostyuk M.[8]
Gracheva V.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Kostyuk M.[8]
Collins D.[4]
6-46-3
Gracheva V.
Volynets K.
6-45-76-4
Quarter-finals
Kostyuk M.[8]
Friedsam A.
7-666-2
Collins D.[4]
Kalinskaya A.
3-66-26-1
Volynets K.
Stearns P.
7-56-3
Gracheva V.
Stephens S.[5]
7-646-3
R16
Gracheva V.
Blinkova A.
6-36-756-1
Stephens S.[5]
Watson H.
6-46-4
Stearns P.
Bjorklund M.
6-37-5
Kalinskaya A.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-1
Kostyuk M.[8]
Brengle M.
6-33-66-0
Collins D.[4]
Mcnally C.
6-16-1
Friedsam A.
Andreeva E.
7-56-727-68
Volynets K.
Potapova A.[3]
5-76-27-5
R32
Volynets K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-33-66-0
Bjorklund M.
Parks A.[7]
6-44-66-4
Gracheva V.
Linette M.[1]
6-34-66-4
Vandeweghe C.
Montgomery R.
6-26-737-63
Kostyuk M.[8]
Galfi D.
7-56-1
Andreeva E.
Dart H.
7-643-67-63
Brengle M.
Chirico L.
6-27-63
Stearns P.
Boulter K.
7-656-727-65
Mcnally C.
Krueger A.
6-46-3
Friedsam A.
Yastremska D.
6-46-4
Potapova A.[3]
Mandlik E.
6-26-0
Blinkova A.
Li A.
6-46-4
Collins D.[4]
Frech M.
6-776-26-4
Kalinskaya A.
Hibino N.
6-43-66-2
Stephens S.[5]
Townsend T.
6-36-3
Watson H.
Kovinic D.
7-626-4