Sloane Stephens vs Jessika Ponchet — Saint Malo 125 Quarter-final

Saint Malo 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 May 2023
clay
Jessika Ponchet
FRA
Jessika Ponchet
#193WTA
1579ELO
1564Clay ELO
29 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWW
Stephens S.
6-2 2-6 6-1
Ponchet J.
Stephens S.
6262
Ponchet J.
2611

Sloane Stephens defeated Jessika Ponchet 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the Saint Malo 125 quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jessika Ponchet came in ranked #193, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Ponchet J.

Ponchet J.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

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

Statistics

This season
Stephens S.Ponchet J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.1
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (106 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Ponchet J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
23
Break points saved·Even
78
75
Break points won·Dominant
90
45
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
35
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
20

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stephens S.Ponchet J.
Freshness·
—
100

Ponchet J.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Stephens S.
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Stephens S.
Svitolina E.
7-57-65
Minnen G.
Volynets K.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Stephens S.
Ponchet J.
6-22-66-1
Svitolina E.
Jeanjean L.
6-36-1
Volynets K.
Frech M.
6-36-3
Minnen G.
Navarro E.
3-66-36-3
R16
Stephens S.
Christie F.
6-16-1
Ponchet J.
Parry D.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.
Bonaventure Y.
2-66-47-65
Jeanjean L.
Bronzetti L.
6-36-1
Frech M.
Jacquemot E.
6-26-3
Volynets K.
Zanevska M.
2-66-47-5
Navarro E.
Hesse A.
6-16-0
Minnen G.
Burrage J.
6-46-3
R32
Parry D.
Martincova T.
6-43-0
Stephens S.
Dartron E.
6-16-1
Christie F.
Swan K.
2-67-56-3
Ponchet J.
Vicens Mas R.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Janicijevic S.
6-46-4
Svitolina E.
Papamichail D.
7-56-1
Jeanjean L.
Robbe A.
7-56-4
Bronzetti L.
Shymanovich I.
6-06-2
Frech M.
Paquet C.
6-16-3
Jacquemot E.
Abduraimova N.
6-36-1
Volynets K.
Rouvroy M.
7-56-2
Zanevska M.
Pigossi L.
6-26-0
Navarro E.
Konjuh A.
7-647-5
Hesse A.
Stefanini L.
6-34-66-2
Burrage J.
Monnet C.
2-66-27-5
Minnen G.
Liu C.
2-66-26-4