Sloane Stephens vs Victoria Azarenka — Madrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
Sloane Stephens
USA8
Sloane Stephens
#240WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2019 ·
clay
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#451WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Stephens S.
6-4 2-6 6-2
Azarenka V.
Stephens S.
6262
Azarenka V.
4621

Sloane Stephens defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 32. Sloane Stephens narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

3–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-05-08RomeR64clayVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-3
2023-04-03CharlestonR32clayVictoria Azarenka3-6 6-3 6-2
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardSloane Stephens6-3 6-4
2018-03-19MiamiSFhardSloane Stephens3-6 6-2 6-1
2018-03-05Indian WellsR64hardSloane Stephens6-1 7-5
2015-01-19Australian OpenR128hardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-2
2014-01-13Australian OpenR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-2
2013-01-14Australian OpenSFhardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-4
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Statistics

This season
Stephens S.Azarenka V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Azarenka V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
88
Break points saved·Dominant
26
79
Break points won·Slight edge
90
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
93
Tiebreaks·Even
77
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stephens S.Azarenka V.
Freshness·
65
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Stephens S.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw