Sloane Stephens

survives Peyton Stearns 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(6) in the quarter in Rabat on Thursday after winning a huge battle in what was an all-American affair. Stephens will clash against Lucia Bronzetti in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 46 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best she could do was reach the qualifications in 2011. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
Rabat
Stephens's Record

Sloane added to her prize money $ 4,858 after winning this match. She has already won $ 11,275 up to now in the tournament. If she wins the next match, Stephens will add $ 8,951 to her earnings to get in total $ 20,226.

Highlights Sloane Stephens vs. Peyton Stearns Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Rabat

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Stephens
Stearns
6-74 6-3 7-66
2h:46
118
118
Total points
108
108
57
57
Winners
42
42
48%
48%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
1
1
5
5
Double Faults
3
3
78%
78%
1st in
73%
73%
66%
66%
1st won
51%
51%
57/87
57/87
1st won
42/83
42/83
28%
28%
2nd won
58%
58%
7/25
7/25
2nd won
18/31
18/31
-- Break Points --
7/15
7/15
Total
6/13
6/13
47%
47%
Won
46%
46%
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At the end of the match, Sloane scored 118 points vs. Stearns’s 108.

Stephens

Stephens won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 47% (7/15) of the procured opportunities.

Stearns

On the other side, Stearns was struggling when converting her break points (only 46% – 6/13). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Sloane Stephens vs. Lucia Bronzetti – stats

Stephens will play Bronzetti in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Sloane Stephens and Lucia Bronzetti since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Stearns 7-6
StearnsStephens
7
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
StearnsStephens
7
6
1
0
2
0
3
0
3
1
4
1
4
2
4
3
5
3
6
3
6
4
StearnsStephens
6
6
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
StearnsStephens
5
6
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
StearnsStephens
5
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
StearnsStephens
4
5
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
StearnsStephens
4
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
StearnsStephens
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
StearnsStephens
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
StearnsStephens
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
StearnsStephens
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
StearnsStephens
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
StearnsStephens
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
StearnsStephens
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15

Stearns won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (5-6) game, Stearns broke back in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (6-6) game to win the set 7-6.

Peyton failed to serve out the set when leading 5-5 to be broken at 40.

Peyton was unerring in converting all her break points in the 10th (4-5 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (5-6 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Stephens was on the money in converting all her break points in the 9th (4-4 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 93 points. It’s worth to point out that, Peyton won this set even if she scored less points 1 than Sloane (46-47). Peyton dropped 22 points on serve (31-22). On the other side, Sloane conceded 15 points on serve (25-15).

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

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Sloane snatched in the 6th game (4-2) before eventually conquering the set (6-3).

Sloane converted 16% of her break points (1/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 5th (3-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Stearns was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 60 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Sloane won just 2 points more than Stearns (31-29

). Stephens conceded 6 points on serve (17-6). on the other side of the net, Stearns conceded 14 points on serve (23-14).
3rd Set -
Stephens 7-6
StephensStearns
7
6
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
4
6
5
6
6
6
7
6
8
6
StephensStearns
6
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
StephensStearns
6
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
StephensStearns
5
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
StephensStearns
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
StephensStearns
4
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
StephensStearns
3
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
StephensStearns
2
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
StephensStearns
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
StephensStearns
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
StephensStearns
1
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
StephensStearns
0
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40

Stephens didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Peyton Stearns in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, Stephens succeeded in coming back to break Stearns 4 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 7th (3-4), in the 9th (5-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set at the breaker at 6.

Stephens failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 0.

Tiebreak

Stephens won 4 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2), 11th (5-6), 12th (6-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, Stearns won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 6th (3-3) and 9th (6-3) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6

Sloane was on the money in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-2 15-40), the 7th (2-4 15-40), the 9th (4-4 0-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). Stephens saved 4 set points when she was 3-5, 3-6, 4-6 and 5-6 down. On the other side, Stearns converted 57% of her break points (4/7). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 6th (3-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 10th (4-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 0-40).

They contested 73 points. Stephens won 7 points more than Peyton (40-33). Sloane lost 22 points on serve (22-22). On the losing side, Peyton conceded 18 points on serve (11-18).

1st
Stephens
Stearns
6-7
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Stephens
Stearns
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Stephens
Stearns
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
1

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