Sloane Stephens vs Shuai ZhangSan Diego Round of 64

San Diego · WTA · Round of 64
#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2011 ·
hard
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLL
Stephens S.
6-4 6-2
Zhang S.
Stephens S.
662
Zhang S.
420

Sloane Stephens defeated Shuai Zhang 6-4 6-2 in the San Diego round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Sloane Stephens had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard. Sloane Stephens narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardShuai Zhang2-6 7-5 6-2
2019-09-23WuhanR64hardSloane Stephens7-5 6-4
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardShuai Zhang2-6 7-6 6-2
2014-06-09BirminghamQFgrassShuai Zhang6-3 6-1
2013-05-20BrusselsR16claySloane Stephens6-4 6-0

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
70%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
26
12
Break points won·Even
90
90
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
59
Tiebreaks·Even
77
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
70
81

Stephens S.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw