Daria Kasatkina vs Sloane StephensIndian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
#65WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
hard
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kasatkina D.
2-6 6-4 6-4
Stephens S.
Kasatkina D.
2662
Stephens S.
6441

Daria Kasatkina defeated Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in ranked #65, defending last year's round of 32. Daria Kasatkina narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-15Australian OpenR64hardSloane Stephens4-6 6-3 6-3
2021-05-17ParmaR16claySloane Stephens1-6 6-4 7-5
2018-05-28Roland GarrosQFclaySloane Stephens6-3 6-1
2018-03-05Indian WellsR32hardDaria Kasatkina6-4 6-3
2016-04-04CharlestonQFclaySloane Stephens6-1 5-7 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kasatkina D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

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

Kasatkina D.Stephens S.
0
Serve
95
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·Even
67%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (120 vs 61). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
78
63
Break points saved·Even
80
78
Break points won·Slight edge
100
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
93
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
74

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.7+127 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.3Hard Elo 1630
6.7Overall Elo 1795
ELO gap
3.3Overall Elo 1683
0.0
H2H
10.0
5.2
Surface form
4.3
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.4
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
5.4
Country comfort
7.7
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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·
89

Kasatkina D.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 17%

Draw