Sloane Stephens and Ajla Tomljanovic will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the Volvo Car Open for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 6:30 pm on Althea Gibson. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sloane Stephens who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sloane Stephens is the pick to win this match.
Sloane Stephens -> 1.79
Ajla Tomljanovic -> 2.07
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Prediction and head to head Sloane Stephens vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
This will be the 6th time that Sloane Stephens and Ajla Tomljanovic fight against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Stephens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Stephens won 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the 3rd round in Charleston back in 2019.
Sloane Stephens
Ranked no. 57, Stephens got to the 3rd round after beating Xin Yu Wang 6-2 6-4 and Madison Keys 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Stephens had a good straight sets win against Keys (6-4 6-4). During the match Stephens scored 76 points vs Keys’s 62. Stephens was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Stephens was unable to score even 1 ace throughout the match and she committed only 3 double faults. Sloane Stephens was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (28/36) of her 1st serve and 61% (19/31) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Sloane broke Keys twice after converting 25% of her break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Stephens started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to conquer 56% of the points she played.
Stephens has a positive match record in the last 10 years having won 59% of her matches (224-158). 2-0 on clay in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Stephens has a 66-39 record in the last years on clay.
Stephens has a 3-5 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Charleston
Previously, she won this tournament once in 2016. See her history.
Ajla Tomljanovic
Ranked no. 78, the Croatian got to the 3rd round after defeating Christina Mchale 6-3 6-0 and Marie Bouzkova 4-6 7-5 7-5.
In the 2nd round against Bouzkova, Tomljanovic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 7-5). During the match Tomljanovic scored 108 points vs Bouzkova’s 100. Ajla was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Tomljanovic recorded 4 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Ajla Tomljanovic lost the serve 6 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Tomljanovic put 64% of her first serves in, winning 61% (41/67) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (17/38) on the 2nd serve. The Croatian broke Bouzkova 7 times after converting 41% of her break points (7/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tomljanovic started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
The Croatian has a 6-6 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Stephens | Tomljanovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 38 | 49 |
| Pts | 149-117 | 164-129 |
| Total Points | 266 | 293 |
| Winners | 55 | 61 |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% |
Both Stephens and Tomljanovic played 2 matches. At the moment, Ajla Tomljanovic surrendered 1 set while Sloane Stephens hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Stephens has played 1 set(s) less than Tomljanovic (4 vs 5). Therefore, Stephens played 11 games less than Tomljanovic. Sloane scored 55 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Ajla managed to score 61 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Stephens | Tomljanovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 0.5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 79/134 | 93/148 |
| %1st in | 59% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 55/79 | 61/93 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 34/55 | 27/55 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 49% |
Stephens blasted 1 ace (0.5 per match). Tomljanovic also managed to score 4 aces (2 per match). Stephens won 70% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Tomljanovic won 66% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Stephens | Tomljanovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 12 |
| Converted | 6/17 | 12/26 |
| % Converted | 35% | 46% |
| Conceded | 9 | 14 |
| Saved | 8 | 7 |
| % Saved | 89% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 7 |
The American broke her opponents 6 times with a 35% conversion rate. Sloane surrendered her serve once and she saved 89% of the break points that she conceded. The Croatian broke her opponents 12 times with a 46% conversion rate. Tomljanovic conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Stephens | ||||
| R1 Yu |
R2 Keys |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 20 | 38 | |
| pts | 73-55 | 76-62 | 149-117 | |
| Total points | 128 | 138 | 266 | |
| Winners | 27 | 28 | 55 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 43/67 | 36/67 | 79/134 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 54% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 27/43 | 28/36 | 55/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 78% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/24 | 19/31 | 34/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 61% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 2/8 | 6/17 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 25% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 3/3 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 100% | 92% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tomljanovic | ||||
| R1 Mchale |
R2 Bouzkova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-0 | 4-6 7-5 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 34 | 49 | |
| pts | 56-29 | 108-100 | 164-129 | |
| Total points | 85 | 208 | 293 | |
| Winners | 20 | 41 | 61 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 38% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 26/43 | 67/105 | 93/148 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 64% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 20/26 | 41/67 | 61/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 61% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/17 | 17/38 | 27/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 45% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 7/17 | 12/26 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 41% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 12 | 14 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 6/12 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
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Tennis Scores in Charleston
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Misaki DoiDoi (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Sloane StephensStephens – Madison KeysKeys (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Alize CornetCornet – Elise MertensMertens (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Shelby RogersRogers – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (1-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic – Marie BouzkovaBouzkova (4-6 7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Hailey BaptisteBaptiste (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Lauren DavisDavis – Sofia KeninKenin (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Caty McNallyMcNally – Anastasija SevastovaSevastova (7-63 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Belinda BencicBencic (6-2 6-72 6-1) – See score progression
- Kurumi NaraNara – Whitney OsuigweOsuigwe (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Emma NavarroNavarro (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (4-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Danka KovinicKovinic – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Storm SandersSanders (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Zarina DiyasDiyas (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Magdalena FrechFrech (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Ivan GakhovGakhov – Lukas MugeviciusMugevicius (6-1 4-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Shelby RogersRogers – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (1-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Sloane StephensStephens – Madison KeysKeys (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Shelby RogersRogers (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Caty McNallyMcNally – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kurumi NaraNara – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic – Sloane StephensStephens (0-5) – H2H and prediction
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Danka KovinicKovinic – Petra KvitovaKvitova (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Alize CornetCornet – Ons JabeurJabeur (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Cori GauffGauff – Lauren DavisDavis (0-0) – H2H and prediction
