WTA 500 · Round of 32 · Sydney
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Alexandrova
💥 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 Ekaterina Alexandrova here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count 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 | Alexandrova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–4 | 2–6 |
| Avg odds | 3.74 | 2.75 |
| ROI % | -68.2% | -35.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.41u | -2.80u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Stephens
1
Alexandrova
May 9, 2022
Rome
C Clay · Round of 64
Jan 7, 2019
Sydney
H Hard · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Alexandrova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (25% vs Stephens's 0%).
| Opponent | Stephens | Alexandrova |
|---|---|---|
| Mirra Andreeva | L 46 26 | W |
| Sara Bejlek | L 36 26 | L 67 16 |
| Camila Osorio | L 46 16 | L 26 46 |
| Karolina Pliskova | L 67 26 | L 16 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Stephens | Alexandrova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.6% | 52.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 48.7% | 63.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.8% | 42.4% |
| Aces / Match | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 5.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.2% | 50.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 25.1% | 28.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 39.4% | 53.2% |
| BP Converted % | 49.1% | 31.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 40.1% | 46.3% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sloane Stephens and Ekaterina Alexandrova face off in the Round of 32 at Sydney on Hard.
Sloane Stephens leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Sloane Stephens is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Sara Bejlek (May 25).
Ekaterina Alexandrova is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Naomi Osaka (Jun 25).
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