Shuai Zhang vs Sloane Stephens — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020 ·
hard
USA24#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
Zhang S.2-6 7-5 6-2
Stephens S.
Zhang S.
2762
Stephens S.
6521
Shuai Zhang defeated Sloane Stephens 2-6 7-5 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, defending last year's round of 32. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Shuai Zhang dropped the opening set before beating Sloane Stephens 2–6 7–5 6–2.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-23 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2018-01-15 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 2-6 7-6 6-2 |
| 2014-06-09 | Birmingham | QF | grass | Shuai Zhang | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2013-05-20 | Brussels | R16 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2011-08-01 | San Diego | R64 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
67%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
46
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
12
26
Break points won·Even
90
90
Deciding sets·Clear edge
59
79
Tiebreaks·Even
78
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
85
74
Zhang S.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d) · Stephens S.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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