Sloane Stephens vs Daria KasatkinaAustralian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2024 ·
hard
#68WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Stephens S.
4-6 6-3 6-3
Kasatkina D.
Stephens S.
4662
Kasatkina D.
6331

Sloane Stephens defeated Daria Kasatkina 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in ranked #68, defending last year's round of 128. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-06Indian WellsR32hardDaria Kasatkina2-6 6-4 6-4
2021-05-17ParmaR16claySloane Stephens1-6 6-4 7-5
2018-05-28Roland GarrosQFclaySloane Stephens6-3 6-1
2018-03-05Indian WellsR32hardDaria Kasatkina6-4 6-3
2016-04-04CharlestonQFclaySloane Stephens6-1 5-7 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
70%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 139). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
26
21
Break points won·Slight edge
90
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
16

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
70
91

Stephens S.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d) · Kasatkina D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw