Sloane Stephens vs Leylah Fernandez — Charleston Round of 32

Charleston · WTA · Round of 32
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#240WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2024 ·
clay
Leylah Fernandez
CAN14
Leylah Fernandez
#31WTA
1805ELO
1702Clay ELO
$906kYTD
$8.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLW
Stephens S.
6-4 6-4
Fernandez L.
Stephens S.
662
Fernandez L.
440

Sloane Stephens defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-4 in the Charleston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #31, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Sloane Stephens claimed a first win over Leylah Fernandez in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-03Grampians TrophyR32hardLeylah Fernandez6-3 6-1
2020-08-10LexingtonR32hardLeylah Fernandez6-3 6-3
2020-03-02MonterreyR16hardLeylah Fernandez6-7 6-3 6-3

Statistics

This season
Stephens S.Fernandez L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 145). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Fernandez L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
80
Break points saved·Dominant
26
77
Break points won·Even
90
90
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
68

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stephens S.Fernandez L.
Freshness·Clear edge
70
84

Stephens S.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d) · Fernandez L.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 25 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw