Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Sloane StephensAustralian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
#426WTA
1775ELO
1742Hard ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019 ·
hard
#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-7 6-3 6-3
Stephens S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6662
Stephens S.
7331

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Sloane Stephens 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in ranked #240, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 128. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova claimed a first win over Sloane Stephens in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-01BeijingR64hardSloane Stephens6-7 6-4 6-4
2015-08-03WashingtonFhardSloane Stephens6-1 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
26
Break points won·Slight edge
95
90
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
74

Stephens S.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw