Sloane Stephens vs Heather Watson — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 October 2021 ·
hard
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Stephens S.6-7 7-5 6-1
Watson H.
Stephens S.
6762
Watson H.
7511
Sloane Stephens defeated Heather Watson 6-7 7-5 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. Sloane Stephens narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Sloane Stephens dropped the opening set before beating Heather Watson 6–7 7–5 6–1.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-27 | Austin | R16 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2016-03-21 | Miami | R64 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2015-06-22 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Sloane Stephens | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2015-05-25 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2015-01-12 | Hobart | R16 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2012-07-09 | Stanford | R32 | hard | Heather Watson | 7-6 4-6 6-1 |
| 2012-04-30 | Estoril | QF | clay | Heather Watson | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2010-11-01 | Toronto 50K | SF | hard | Heather Watson | 1-6 6-0 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
59
4
Break points saved·Slight edge
26
15
Break points won·Dominant
90
49
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
17
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
11
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
70
100
Stephens S.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d) · Watson H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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