WTA 250 · Round of 32 · Austin
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Townsend
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 60% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,639 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Taylor Townsend here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service 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 | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–4 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 3.74 | 3.78 |
| ROI % | -68.2% | +0.1% |
| Units P/L | -3.41u | +0.01u |
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
Townsend
Feb 27, 2023
Austin
H Hard · Round of 32
Jan 14, 2019
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 128
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Townsend has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Stephens's 50%).
| Opponent | Stephens | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Tatjana Maria | W 16 76 64 | W 64 75 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 46 26 | W 75 62 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Stephens | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.6% | 64.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 48.7% | 63.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.8% | 44% |
| Aces / Match | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.2% | 61.6% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 25.1% | 35.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 39.4% | 51.8% |
| BP Converted % | 49.1% | 52.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 40.1% | 49.6% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sloane Stephens and Taylor Townsend face off in the Round of 32 at Austin 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).
Taylor Townsend is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Elena Gabriela Ruse (Jun 21).
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