Sloane Stephens vs Anastasija SevastovaMontreal Quarter-final

Montreal · WTA · Quarter-final
#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2018 ·
hard
#491WTA
1719ELO
1664Hard ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Stephens S.
6-2 6-2
Sevastova A.
Stephens S.
662
Sevastova A.
220

Sloane Stephens defeated Anastasija Sevastova 6-2 6-2 in the Montreal quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasija Sevastova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Sloane Stephens had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 10 on hard. Sloane Stephens narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-02-26AustinR16hardAnastasija Sevastova6-3 6-2
2018-08-27US OpenQFhardAnastasija Sevastova6-2 6-3
2017-10-31ZhuhaiRRhardAnastasija Sevastova7-5 6-3
2017-08-28US OpenQFhardSloane Stephens6-3 3-6 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
59
58
Break points saved·Even
26
27
Break points won·Even
90
92
Deciding sets·Even
79
77
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
70

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw