Saisai Zheng vs Sloane Stephens — Beijing Round of 32
Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2019 ·
hard
USA13#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
Zheng S.6-3 6-1
Stephens S.
Zheng S.
662
Stephens S.
310
Saisai Zheng defeated Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-1 in the Beijing round of 32 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 16. Saisai Zheng claimed a first win over Sloane Stephens in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Saisai Zheng dropped just 4 games past Sloane Stephens.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-06 | Madrid | R16 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2018-10-01 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (122 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
18
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
5
26
Break points won·Clear edge
74
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
24
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
45
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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74
Stephens S.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast