Sloane Stephens dispatches Heather Watson 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Austin on Wednesday. Stephens will fight against Varvara Gracheva in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 26 minutes.

Austin
Stephens's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Stephens
Watson
6-4 6-4
1h:26
65
65
Total points
57
57
27
27
Winners
21
21
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
37%
37%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
1
1
3
3
Double Faults
2
2
69%
69%
1st in
67%
67%
61%
61%
1st won
54%
54%
27/44
27/44
1st won
21/39
21/39
30%
30%
2nd won
26%
26%
6/20
6/20
2nd won
5/19
5/19
-- Break Points --
6/10
6/10
Total
4/11
4/11
60%
60%
Won
36%
36%
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At the end of the match, Sloane scored 65 points vs. Watson’s 57.

Stephens

Sloane was effective when converting 60% of the break points that she conquered (6/10).

Watson

On the other side, the Brit was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 36% – 4/11). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Stephens and Watson is 4-5 for Heather.

Draw and next match H2H: Sloane Stephens vs. Varvara Gracheva – stats

Stephens will square off with Gracheva in the quarter.

This will be the 3rd time that Sloane Stephens and Varvara Gracheva square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Stephens and Gracheva (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Stephens won 5-7 6-2 7-65 in the 2nd round in Merida back in February 2023.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Stephens 6-4
StephensWatson
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
StephensWatson
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
StephensWatson
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
StephensWatson
5
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
StephensWatson
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
StephensWatson
4
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
StephensWatson
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
StephensWatson
2
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
StephensWatson
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
StephensWatson
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
StephensWatson
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Stephens started the set in the best possible way after breaking Heather Watson in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more work to do for Sloane to win the set as Watson managed to break back in the 2nd

(1-1) and in the 8th (3-5) game. Sloane kept her cool to break the Brit in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-4).

The American failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 30.

An important stage of this set was when Sloane won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the score from 1-2 to 5-2.

The American converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 4th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (4-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 11th game (6-3 30-40). Also, on the other side, heather converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had her opportunities in the 2nd

(0-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (2-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 68 points. Stephens won 8 points more than the Brit (38-30). Stephens lost 16 points on serve (18-16). on the other side of the net, heather conceded 20 points on serve (14-20).

2nd Set -
Stephens 6-4
StephensWatson
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
StephensWatson
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
StephensWatson
4
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
StephensWatson
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
StephensWatson
4
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
StephensWatson
4
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
StephensWatson
4
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
StephensWatson
3
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
StephensWatson
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30

Stephens came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Heather Watson in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Yet, there was more work to do for Sloane to win the set as the Brit managed to break back in the 6th (2-4) and in the 8th (4-4) game. The American maintained her focus to break Watson in the 9th (5-4) game before conquering the set (6-4).

Nevertheless also heather won 4 consecutive games from 0-4 to 4-4

Sloane converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Watson converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 4th (0-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (1-4 15-40) and the 7th game (3-4 0-40).

They contested 54 points. This set was so close that, The American won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. Sloane surrendered 15 points on serve (15-15). Regarding the other side of the net, the Brit conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).

1st
Stephens
Watson
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
2nd
Stephens
Watson
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0

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