Victoria Azarenka victorious over Stearns in the 2nd round to battle vs Zheng at the Miami Open. HIGHLIGHTS – MIAMI RESULTS

MIAMI OPEN - MIAMI DRAW AND RESULTS. Azarenka ousts Stearns to compete against Qinwen Zheng in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Victoria Azarenka vs. Peyton Stearns

Victoria Azarenka gets by Peyton Stearns 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Miami on Thursday. Azarenka will clash against Qinwen Zheng in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 46 minutes. Azarenka won this tournament 3 times in 2009, 2011 and 2016. Here you can see her history at this event.

Azarenka
Miami
Azarenka's Record

Victoria added to her prize money $ 24,600 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 59,100 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Belarussian will add $ 41,900 to her earnings to get in total $ 101,000 in total.

Highlights Victoria Azarenka vs. Peyton Stearns Miami Open – Miami

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Azarenka
Stearns
Victoria Azarenka
7-5 3-6 6-4
2h:46
Peyton Stearns
109
109
Total points
107
107
46
46
Winners
43
43
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
6
6
4
4
Double Faults
3
3
74%
74%
1st in
69%
69%
60%
60%
1st won
56%
56%
46/77
46/77
1st won
43/77
43/77
33%
33%
2nd won
43%
43%
9/27
9/27
2nd won
15/35
15/35
-- Break Points --
7/19
7/19
Total
7/17
7/17
37%
37%
Won
41%
41%
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At the end of the match, Azarenka scored 109 points vs. the American’s 107.

Azarenka

Azarenka won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points after she converted only 37% (7/19) of the procured opportunities.

Stearns

On the other side, Stearns had a tough time converting her break points (only 41% – 7/17). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Victoria Azarenka vs. Qinwen Zheng – stats

Azarenka will come up against Zheng in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Victoria Azarenka and Qinwen Zheng fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Azarenka won 6-2 7-5 in the 2nd round in Adelaide back in 2023.

Victoria Azarenka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Azarenka 7-5
AzarenkaStearns
7
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
AzarenkaStearns
7
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
AzarenkaStearns
6
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
AzarenkaStearns
5
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
AzarenkaStearns
4
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
AzarenkaStearns
4
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
AzarenkaStearns
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
AzarenkaStearns
3
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
AzarenkaStearns
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
AzarenkaStearns
3
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
AzarenkaStearns
3
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
AzarenkaStearns
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
AzarenkaStearns
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Azarenka had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Peyton Stearns in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Azarenka to win the set because Peyton managed to break back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Victoria maintained her cool to break the American in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (7-5) game.

The Belarussian failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 15.

The American was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 4-5 to 7-5.

The Belarussian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 10th (4-5 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, the American converted 22% of her break points (2/9). She had her opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (4-4 30-40), the 11th (5-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 13th game (4-7 15-40).

They played 87 points. This set was a huge battle since finally the Belarussian won barely 1 point more than Stearns (44-43). The Belarussian lost 24 points on serve (26-24). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 18 points on serve (19-18).

2nd Set -
Stearns 6-3
StearnsAzarenka
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
StearnsAzarenka
6
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
StearnsAzarenka
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
StearnsAzarenka
4
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
StearnsAzarenka
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
StearnsAzarenka
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
StearnsAzarenka
3
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
StearnsAzarenka
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
StearnsAzarenka
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40

The American won the set after she broke Victoria in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Stearns failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 30.

The American was unerring in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 5th (3-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, the Belarussian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 15-40).

They contested 53 points. The American conquered the set after winning 5 points more than Victoria (29-24). The American surrendered 10 points on serve (17-10). In addition, on the other side, Azarenka conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).

3rd Set -
Azarenka 6-4
AzarenkaStearns
6
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
AzarenkaStearns
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
AzarenkaStearns
4
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
AzarenkaStearns
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
AzarenkaStearns
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
AzarenkaStearns
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
AzarenkaStearns
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
AzarenkaStearns
1
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
AzarenkaStearns
0
2
0
15
0
30
0
40

Azarenka was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Peyton Stearns in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, the Belarussian succeeded in coming back to break Peyton 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

The Belarussian lost a big opportunity to break the American in the 7th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

A defining moment of this set was when the Belarussian won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-2 to 4-2.

Victoria converted 21% of her break points (3/14). She had 14 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 5th (2-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (4-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Peyton converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 8th (3-4 0-40 and 15-40) and the 10th game (4-5 40-A).

They played 76 points. Azarenka won 6 more points than the American (41-35). The Belarussian conceded 13 points on serve (15-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Stearns conceded 26 points on serve (22-26).

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

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