WTA 250 · Round of 16 · Acapulco
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Rus
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 64% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 2,848 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Arantxa Rus here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Stephens | Rus |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–4 | 3–2 |
| Avg odds | 3.74 | 1.76 |
| ROI % | -68.2% | -3.8% |
| Units P/L | -3.41u | -0.19u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Stephens
0
Rus
May 28, 2018
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 128
Feb 26, 2018
Acapulco
H Hard · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Stephens and Rus posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Stephens | Rus |
|---|---|---|
| Veronika Podrez | L 26 16 | L |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Stephens | Rus |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.6% | 78.1% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 48.7% | 55.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.8% | 38% |
| Aces / Match | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.2% | 54.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 25.1% | 44.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 39.4% | 57.7% |
| BP Converted % | 49.1% | 58.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 40.1% | 50% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sloane Stephens and Arantxa Rus face off in the Round of 16 at Acapulco on Hard.
Sloane Stephens leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Sloane Stephens is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Sara Bejlek (May 25).
Arantxa Rus is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Veronika Podrez (Jun 23).
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