Victoria Azarenka vs Sloane Stephens — Australian Open Semi-final
Australian Open · WTA · Semi-final
#451WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2013 ·
hard
#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
Azarenka V.6-1 6-4
Stephens S.
Azarenka V.
662
Stephens S.
140
Victoria Azarenka defeated Sloane Stephens 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in ranked #240, defending last year's round of 64. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Azarenka dropped just 5 games past Sloane Stephens.
Head to head
4–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-08 | Rome | R64 | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2023-04-03 | Charleston | R32 | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2019-05-06 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 6-4 2-6 6-2 |
| 2018-08-27 | US Open | R32 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2018-03-19 | Miami | SF | hard | Sloane Stephens | 3-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 2018-03-05 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2015-01-19 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2014-01-13 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
88
59
Break points saved·Dominant
79
26
Break points won·Slight edge
99
90
Deciding sets·Clear edge
93
79
Tiebreaks·Even
74
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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65
Stephens S.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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