H2H, prediction of Sloane Stephens vs Anna Kalinskaya at the Australian Open with odds, preview, pick | 20th January 2024

PREVIEW. Melbourne. Stephens and Kalinskaya will play each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Saturday the 20th of January

Prediction and head to head Sloane Stephens vs. Anna Kalinskaya

Sloane Stephens and Anna Kalinskaya will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on Kia Arena. 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.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Sloane Stephens is the pick to win this match.
Sloane Stephens -> 1.62
Anna Kalinskaya -> 2.3

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Prediction and head to head Sloane Stephens vs. Anna Kalinskaya

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

The last time that they competed against each other, Stephens won 3-6 7-5 0-0 ret. in the semifinal in Guadalajara back in 2022.

Sloane Stephens

Sloane Stephens
Sloane Stephens

3 - 2win/loss

Hard
3-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
79
High
3
LLLLLLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 19-22 8-13 9-6 0-0 2-3 0-0
2023 25-20 11-14 13-5 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 18-17 13-9 5-6 0-0 0-2 0-0
2021 20-19 6-11 11-6 1-1 2-1 0-0
2020 4-11 3-8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 44, Stephens got to the 3rd round after beating Olivia Gadecki 6-3 6-1 and Daria Kasatkina 4-6 6-3 6-3.

In the 2nd round against Kasatkina, Sloane recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-3). During the match, Stephens scored 95 points vs Kasatkina’s 92. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 48 winners.

Regarding the service games, Stephens scored just 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 1 double fault. Sloane Stephens lost the serve twice and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Stephens put 76% of her first serves in, winning 66% (48/73) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. Sloane broke Kasatkina 4 times after converting 36% of her break points (4/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Stephens has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points she played.

Stephens has winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of her matches (200-147). 3-2 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Stephens has a composed 112-90 win-loss record in the last years on hard.

The American has an overall 3-2 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the Australian Open

Stephens
Australian Open
Stephens's Record

Anna Kalinskaya

Anna Kalinskaya
Anna Kalinskaya

6 - 2win/loss

Hard
6-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
14
High
11
LWWLWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 38-19 28-12 3-5 0-0 7-2 0-0
2023 28-18 16-15 7-3 5-0 0-0 0-0
2022 27-20 22-10 2-6 1-1 2-3 0-0
2021 30-23 19-12 3-7 5-2 3-2 0-0
2020 9-8 8-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 75, Anna got to the 3rd round after defeating Katie Volynets 6-3 3-6 6-2 and Arantxa Rus 6-1 7-5.

In the 2nd round, Kalinskaya had a good straight sets win against Rus (6-1 7-5). During the match Kalinskaya scored 70 points vs Rus’s 52. Kalinskaya was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.

About the serving games, Kalinskaya scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Anna Kalinskaya lost the serve twice and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kalinskaya put 82% of her first serves in, winning 64% (29/45) of the points behind her 1st serve and 60% (6/10) on the 2nd serve. Anna broke Rus 6 times after converting 43% of her break points (6/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Anna has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.

Anna has a compiled 6-2 win-loss record in 2024, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2023. See her history.

Kalinskaya
Australian Open
Kalinskaya's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

S.Stephens
A.Kalinskaya
3h:02
3h:02
Time on court​
3h:33
3h:33
!
2h:06
2h:06
Last match​
1h:22
1h:22
2
2
Match played
2
2
44
44
Games Played​
45
45
5
5
Set played​​
5
5
148
148
Total points​
178
178
74
74
Avg point​
89
89
72
72
Winners
79
79
36
36
Avg Winners​
39.5
39.5
49%
49%
Ratio winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
5
5
0.5
0.5
Avg Aces
2.5
2.5
2
2
Double Faults
5
5
1
1
Avg Double Faults
2.5
2.5
72/105
72/105
1st won total​
79/116
79/116
69%
69%
1st won %
68%
68%
17/34
17/34
2nd won total​
21/38
21/38
50%
50%
2nd won %
55%
55%
-- Break Points --
9/19
9/19
BP won
9/30
9/30
4.5/9.5
4.5/9.5
Avg BP won
4.5/15
4.5/15
47%
47%
Won
30%
30%
11
11
Conceded
13
13
5.5
5.5
Avg Conceded
6.5
6.5
3
3
Broken
3
3
1.5
1.5
Avg Broken
1.5
1.5
8
8
Saved
10
10

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Stephens Kalinskaya
Match played 2 2
Tot Set 5 5
Tot Games 44 45
Pts 148-122 178-147
Total Points 270 325
Winners 72 79
%Winners 49% 44%

Both Stephens and Kalinskaya played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Sloane Stephens surrendered 1 set, while Anna Kalinskaya lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Stephens and Kalinskaya have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Stephens played 1 game less than Kalinskaya. Sloane scored 72 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Kalinskaya recorded 79 winners (44%).

Serve Performance

Serve Stephens Kalinskaya
Aces 1 5
Avg per match 0.5 2.5
1st in 105/139 116/154
%1st in 76% 75%
1st pts 72/105 79/116
%1st pts 69% 68%
2nd pts 17/34 21/38
%2nd pts 50% 55%

Stephens bagged 1 ace (0.5 per match). Kalinskaya also fired 5 aces (2.5 per match). Stephens won 69% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Kalinskaya won 68% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Stephens Kalinskaya
Won 9 9
Converted 9/19 9/30
% Converted 47% 30%
Conceded 11 13
Saved 8 10
% Saved 73% 77%
Times Broken 3 3

Sloane broke her opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. Sloane conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded. Kalinskaya broke her opponents 9 times with a 30% conversion rate. Anna conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 77% of the break points that she conceded.

Stephens
R1
Gadecki
R2
Kasatkina
Total
Score 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3 6-3
Tot Set 2 3 5
Tot Games 16 28 44
pts 53-30 95-92 148-122
Total points 83 187 270
Winners 24 48 72
%Winners 45% 51% 49%
SERVE
Aces 0 1 1
Double Faults 1 1 2
1st in 32/43 73/96 105/139
% 1st in 74% 76% 76%
1st pts 24/32 48/73 72/105
% 1st pts 75% 66% 69%
2nd pts 6/11 11/23 17/34
% 2nd pts 55% 48% 50%
Breaks
Won 5 4 9
Converted 5/8 4/11 9/19
Converted % 63% 36% 47%
Conceded 1 10 11
Saved 0/1 8/10 8
Saved % 0% 80% 40%
Times Broken 1 2 3
Kalinskaya
R1
Volynets
R2
Rus
Total
Score 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-1 7-5
Tot Set 3 2 5
Tot Games 26 19 45
pts 108-95 70-52 178-147
Total points 203 122 325
Winners 50 29 79
%Winners 46% 41% 44%
SERVE
Aces 4 1 5
Double Faults 4 1 5
1st in 71/99 45/55 116/154
% 1st in 72% 82% 75%
1st pts 50/71 29/45 79/116
% 1st pts 70% 64% 68%
2nd pts 15/28 6/10 21/38
% 2nd pts 54% 60% 55%
Breaks
Won 3 6 9
Converted 3/16 6/14 9/30
Converted % 19% 43% 30%
Conceded 8 5 13
Saved 7/8 3/5 10
Saved % 88% 60% 74%
Times Broken 1 2 3

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Stephens
LLLLLLWLLW
Kalinskaya
LWWLWLWWLW
2024 2023 2022
19 - 22
38 - 19
8-13
Hard
28-12
9-6
Clay
3-5
2-3
Grass
7-2

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