Raducanu downs Stephens in the 1st round of the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Raducanu ousts Stephens to square off with Danka Kovinic in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Emma Raducanu vs. Sloane Stephens

Emma Raducanu aces Sloane Stephens 6-0 2-6 6-1 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Tuesday. Raducanu will face Danka Kovinic in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Raducanu
Melbourne
Raducanu's Record

Raducanu added to her prize money $ 50,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 140,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Emma will add $ 40,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 180,000 in total.

Highlights Emma Raducanu vs. Sloane Stephens Australian Open – Melbourne

Raducanu’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Raducanu
Stephens
Emma Raducanu
6-0 2-6 6-1
1h:45
Sloane Stephens
79
79
Total points
59
59
37
37
Winners
18
18
47%
47%
Ratio Winners
31%
31%
30
30
Unforced
42
42
42%
42%
Ratio Unforced
58%
58%
7/9
7/9
Net Approaches
11/20
11/20
78%
78%
Perc
55%
55%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
0
0
6
6
Double Faults
1
1
68%
68%
1st in
68%
68%
66%
66%
1st won
47%
47%
37/56
37/56
1st won
18/38
18/38
46%
46%
2nd won
44%
44%
12/26
12/26
2nd won
8/18
8/18
177
177
Fastest serve
161
161
152
152
AVG 1st Serve
149
149
140
140
AVG 2nd Serve
124
124
-- Break Points --
6/8
6/8
Total
3/8
3/8
75%
75%
Won
38%
38%
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At the end of the match, the Brit scored 79 points vs. Stephens’s 59.

Raducanu

Raducanu was sharp when converting 75% of the break points that she procured (6/8).

Stephens

On the other side, Sloane had a tough time converting her break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Raducanu and Stephens is 1-0 for Emma.

Draw and next match H2H: Emma Raducanu vs. Danka Kovinic – stats

Raducanu will take on Kovinic in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Emma Raducanu and Danka Kovinic since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Emma Raducanu Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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This set was a no-contest since the Brit conceded no games to the American before winning the set 6-0.

Emma was perfect in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 4th (3-0 15-40) and the 6th game (5-0 15-40). On the other side, the Brit didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 28 points. The Brit won 20 points more than the American (24-4). Raducanu was just too good on serve to concede barely 1 point during her serving games (12-1). on the other side of the court, Sloane conceded 12 points on serve (3-12).

2nd Set -
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Kovinic conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Sloane Stephens in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, that was not enough for the American to win the set as Emma found the way to break back in the 4th (2-2) game. Sloane kept her focus to break Emma in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-2).

Emma was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-2 to 6-2.

The American was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Raducanu was perfect in converting all her break points in the 4th game (1-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 63 points. Stephens was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Raducanu (36-27). Stephens surrendered 9 points on serve (15-9). on the other side of the net, Raducanu conceded 21 points on serve (18-21).

3rd Set -
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Raducanu had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Sloane Stephens in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Emma managed to boost her lead after breaking the American in the 4th (4-0) game before conquering the set (6-1).

There was an important spell in this set when the Brit won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

Emma was on the money in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 4th game (3-0 30-40). On the other side, Emma didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 47 points. Raducanu conquered the set after winning 9 more points than the American (28-19). Emma lost 11 points on serve (19-11). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 9 points on serve (8-9).

 

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