Qiang Wang and Sloane Stephens will play each other in the semifinal of the Emilia-Romagna Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:30 pm on Centre Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.62
Qiang Wang -> 2.42
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Prediction and head to head Qiang Wang vs. Sloane Stephens
This will be the 3rd time that Qiang Wang and Sloane Stephens fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Wang (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Wang won 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Wuhan back in 2017.
Qiang Wang
Ranked no. 48, the Chinese got to the semifinal after defeating Misaki Doi 6-2 5-7 6-1, Martina Di Giuseppe 6-4 6-4 and Petra Martic 7-64 3-6 7-5.
In the quarter, The Chinese defeated Martic (7-64 3-6 7-5). During the match, Wang scored 121 points vs Martic’s 113. Qiang was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Wang fired 6 aces and she committed only 8 double faults. Qiang Wang lost the serve 6 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Wang put 50% of her first serves in, winning 64% (34/53) of the points behind her 1st serve and 58% (30/52) on the 2nd serve. Qiang broke Martic 5 times after converting 31% of her break points (5/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Wang started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points she played.
Wang has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of her matches (297-182). 4-3 on clay in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Wang has a composed 27-28 match record in the last years on clay.
Wang has an aggregate 7-11 win-loss record in 2021, 4-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Parma
Wang has never competed in this tournament before.
Sloane Stephens
Ranked no. 65, the American got to the semifinal after defeating Caty McNally 7-64 6-4, Daria Kasatkina 1-6 6-4 7-5 and Sara Errani 6-3 6-0.
In the quarter, Stephens had a good straight sets win against Errani (6-3 6-0). During the match Stephens scored 68 points vs Errani’s 44. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Stephens couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Sloane Stephens lost the serve once and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Stephens put 72% of her first serves in, winning 62% (26/42) of the points behind her 1st serve and 56% (9/16) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Errani 6 times after converting 43% of her break points (6/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Stephens started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Sloane has a compiled 9-9 win-loss record in 2021, 8-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Wang | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 81 | 67 |
| Pts | 323-283 | 231-205 |
| Total Points | 606 | 436 |
| Winners | 107 | 83 |
| %Winners | 33% | 36% |
Both Wang and Stephens played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Qiang Wang surrendered 2 sets, while Sloane Stephens surrendered 1 set. Wang has played 1 set more than Stephens (8 vs 7). Therefore, Wang played 14 games more than Stephens. Qiang scored 107 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Stephens scored 83 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Wang | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 1.3 |
| 1st in | 162/297 | 147/204 |
| %1st in | 55% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 107/162 | 83/147 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 56% |
| 2nd pts | 66/135 | 22/57 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 39% |
Wang blasted 21 aces (7 per match). Stephens blasted 4 aces (1.3 per match). Wang won 66% points behind her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Stephens won 56% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 39% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Wang | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 20 |
| Converted | 18/38 | 20/42 |
| % Converted | 47% | 48% |
| Conceded | 44 | 30 |
| Saved | 31 | 16 |
| % Saved | 70% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 13 | 14 |
Qiang broke her opponents 18 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded her serve 13 times and she saved 70% of the break points that she conceded. Stephens broke her opponents 20 times with a 48% conversion rate. Stephens conceded her serve 14 times and she saved 53% of the break points that she conceded.
| Wang | |||||
| R1 Doi |
R2 Di Giuseppe |
1/4 Martic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 5-7 6-1 | 6-4 6-4 | 7-64 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 20 | 34 | 81 | |
| pts | 121-100 | 81-70 | 121-113 | 323-283 | |
| Total points | 221 | 151 | 234 | 606 | |
| Winners | 45 | 28 | 34 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 35% | 28% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 68/114 | 41/78 | 53/105 | 162/297 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 53% | 50% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 45/68 | 28/41 | 34/53 | 107/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 68% | 64% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/46 | 15/37 | 30/52 | 66/135 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 41% | 58% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |
| Converted | 7/13 | 6/9 | 5/16 | 18/38 | |
| Converted % | 54% | 67% | 31% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 16 | 17 | 11 | 44 | |
| Saved | 13/16 | 13/17 | 5/11 | 31 | |
| Saved % | 81% | 76% | 45% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| Stephens | |||||
| R1 McNally |
R2 Kasatkina |
1/4 Errani |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-4 | 1-6 6-4 7-5 | 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 29 | 15 | 67 | |
| pts | 79-69 | 84-92 | 68-44 | 231-205 | |
| Total points | 148 | 176 | 112 | 436 | |
| Winners | 27 | 30 | 26 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 36% | 38% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 45/64 | 60/82 | 42/58 | 147/204 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 73% | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 27/45 | 30/60 | 26/42 | 83/147 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 50% | 62% | 56% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/19 | 5/22 | 9/16 | 22/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 23% | 56% | 39% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 9/19 | 6/14 | 20/42 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 47% | 43% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 16 | 7 | 30 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 7/16 | 6/7 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 44% | 86% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | |
Head 2 Head
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