WTA 1000 · Round of 64 · Madrid
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Kovinic
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 64% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 2,716 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Danka Kovinic here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Clay, 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 | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–4 | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | 3.74 | 6.78 |
| ROI % | -68.2% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.41u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Stephens
1
Kovinic
Sep 26, 2022
Parma
C Clay · Round of 16
Apr 29, 2021
Madrid
C Clay · Round of 64
Apr 4, 2016
Charleston
C Clay · Round of 32
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Stephens | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.6% | 53.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 48.7% | 44.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.8% | 28% |
| Aces / Match | 0.8 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.2% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 25.1% | 44.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 39.4% | 33.3% |
| BP Converted % | 49.1% | 42.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 40.1% | 40.4% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 17% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sloane Stephens and Danka Kovinic face off in the Round of 64 at Madrid on Clay.
Sloane Stephens leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Sloane Stephens is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Sara Bejlek (May 25).
Danka Kovinic is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Miriam Bianca Bulgaru (Jun 16).
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