Victoria Azarenka and Peyton Stearns will square off in the 3rd round of the National Bank Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:00 pm on Cashmere Grandstand. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Victoria Azarenka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Victoria Azarenka is the pick to win this match.
Victoria Azarenka -> 1.42
Peyton Stearns -> 2.875
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Prediction and head to head Victoria Azarenka vs. Peyton Stearns
This will be the 2nd time that Victoria Azarenka and Peyton Stearns clash 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 each other, Azarenka won 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Miami back in March 2024.
Highlights Victoria Azarenka vs Peyton Stearns – Miami 21-March-2024
Victoria Azarenka
28 - 13win/loss
20
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Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 30-15 | 20-10 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
2023 | 23-19 | 17-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
2022 | 24-13 | 18-9 | 6-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2021 | 28-9 | 18-6 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
2020 | 18-6 | 11-3 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 19, Victoria reached the 3rd round after defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 6-2 and Greetje Minnen 3-6 7-5 6-1.
In the 2nd round against Minnen, The Belarussian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-5 6-1). During the match, Azarenka scored 114 points vs Minnen’s 103. Victoria was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Azarenka recorded 4 aces and she was not very steady on her 2nd serve to score 12 double faults. Victoria Azarenka lost the serve 6 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Azarenka put 58% of her first serves in, winning 63% (35/56) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (18/41) on the 2nd serve. Azarenka broke Minnen 8 times after converting 47% of her break points (8/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belarussian has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Azarenka has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 68% of her matches (225-107). 18-7 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Azarenka has an aggregate 147-65 record in the last years on hard.
Azarenka’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Brisbane, Miami and Berlin.
Azarenka has an overall 28-12 win-loss record in 2024, 18-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Montreal
Peyton Stearns
19 - 17win/loss
47
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Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 25-23 | 13-15 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
2023 | 45-23 | 19-13 | 19-7 | 6-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
2022 | 33-15 | 29-12 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2021 | 8-9 | 8-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2020 | 6-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 53, Peyton reached the 3rd round after defeating Anna Blinkova 6-4 6-3 and Madison Keys 3-6 7-5 3-0 ret..
In the 2nd round against Keys, the American had a free pass after Keys retired on a 3-6 7-5 3-0 . scoreline.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Rabat where she overcame Mayar Sherif in the final 6-2 6-1.
The American has a composed 18-17 win-loss record in 2024, 6-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Montreal
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Azarenka | Stearns |
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Match played | 2 | 2 |
Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
Tot Games | 44 | 43 |
Pts | 175-144 | 154-126 |
Total Points | 319 | 280 |
Winners | 52 | 58 |
%Winners | 30% | 38% |
Both Azarenka and Stearns played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Victoria Azarenka dropped 1 set, while Peyton Stearns surrendered 1 set. Azarenka has played 1 set(s) less than Stearns (5 vs 6). However, it’s interesting to notice that Azarenka played 1 game more than Stearns. The Belarussian scored 52 winners (30% of the total points). On the other side, Peyton struck 58 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Azarenka | Stearns |
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Aces | 6 | 7 |
Avg per match | 3 | 3.5 |
1st in | 74/138 | 85/131 |
%1st in | 54% | 65% |
1st pts | 52/74 | 58/85 |
%1st pts | 70% | 68% |
2nd pts | 33/64 | 25/46 |
%2nd pts | 52% | 54% |
Azarenka made 6 aces (3 per match). Stearns scored 7 aces (3.5 per match). Azarenka won 70% points on her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Stearns won 68% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Azarenka | Stearns |
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Won | 12 | 9 |
Converted | 12/26 | 9/26 |
% Converted | 46% | 35% |
Conceded | 14 | 14 |
Saved | 8 | 8 |
% Saved | 57% | 57% |
Times Broken | 6 | 6 |
The Belarussian broke her opponents 12 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Belarussian lost her serve 6 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded. The American broke her opponents 9 times with a 35% conversion rate. Peyton conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded.
Azarenka | ||||
R1 Pavlyuchenkova |
R2 Minnen |
Total | ||
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Score | 6-2 6-2 | 3-6 7-5 6-1 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Tot Games | 16 | 28 | 44 | |
pts | 61-41 | 114-103 | 175-144 | |
Total points | 102 | 217 | 319 | |
Winners | 17 | 35 | 52 | |
%Winners | 28% | 31% | 30% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Double Faults | 3 | 12 | 15 | |
1st in | 18/41 | 56/97 | 74/138 | |
% 1st in | 44% | 58% | 54% | |
1st pts | 17/18 | 35/56 | 52/74 | |
% 1st pts | 94% | 63% | 70% | |
2nd pts | 15/23 | 18/41 | 33/64 | |
% 2nd pts | 65% | 44% | 52% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
Converted | 4/9 | 8/17 | 12/26 | |
Converted % | 44% | 47% | 46% | |
Conceded | 0 | 14 | 14 | |
Saved | 0/0 | 8/14 | 8 | |
Saved % | – | 57% | 29% | |
Times Broken | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Stearns | ||||
R1 Blinkova |
R2 Keys |
Total | ||
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Score | 6-4 6-3 | 3-6 7-5 3-0 ret. | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Tot Games | 19 | 24 | 43 | |
pts | 64-51 | 90-75 | 154-126 | |
Total points | 115 | 165 | 280 | |
Winners | 21 | 37 | 58 | |
%Winners | 33% | 41% | 38% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
1st in | 35/55 | 50/76 | 85/131 | |
% 1st in | 64% | 66% | 65% | |
1st pts | 21/35 | 37/50 | 58/85 | |
% 1st pts | 60% | 74% | 68% | |
2nd pts | 12/20 | 13/26 | 25/46 | |
% 2nd pts | 60% | 50% | 54% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Converted | 5/12 | 4/14 | 9/26 | |
Converted % | 42% | 29% | 35% | |
Conceded | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
Saved | 2/5 | 6/9 | 8 | |
Saved % | 40% | 67% | 54% | |
Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Toronto
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Yue YuanYuan (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Greetje MinnenMinnen (3-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Caroline Dolehide/Desirae KrawczykDolehide/Desirae Krawczyk – Hanyu Guo/Makoto NinomiyaGuo/Makoto Ninomiya (2-6 6-3 10-7) – See score progression
- Emma NavarroNavarro – Magda LinetteLinette (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Peyton StearnsStearns – Madison KeysKeys (3-6 7-5 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya – Lesya TsurenkoTsurenko (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Ashlyn KruegerKrueger – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Katie BoulterBoulter – Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia (1-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Sofia Kenin/Bethanie Mattek-SandsKenin/Bethanie Mattek-Sands – Liudmila Samsonova/Yafan WangSamsonova/Yafan Wang (6-3 5-7 10-6) – See score progression
- Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Magdalena FrechFrech (2-6 6-3 7-65) – See score progression
- Taylor TownsendTownsend – Marina StakusicStakusic (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Marta KostyukKostyuk – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (6-2 2-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Yafan WangWang (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova – Moyuka UchijimaUchijima (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Bianca Jolie Fernandez/Leylah Annie FernandezJolie Fernandez/Leylah Annie Fernandez – Catherine Harrison/Ashlyn KruegerHarrison/Ashlyn Krueger (6-3 4-6 11-9) – See score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (3-6 7-63 6-2) – See score progression
- Elise MertensMertens – Naomi OsakaOsaka (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Daria KasatkinaKasatkina (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Xinyu Jiang/Fang-Hsien WuJiang/Fang-Hsien Wu – Lyudmyla Kichenok/Jelena OstapenkoKichenok/Jelena Ostapenko (7-67 4-6 10-7) – See score progression
- Luka PavlovicPavlovic – Corrado SummariaSummaria (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Luca PrevostoPrevosto (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo PazPablo Paz – Giovanni CalvanoCalvano (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Kirill KivattsevKivattsev – Jonathan MridhaMridha (6-3 ret.) – See score progression
- Alessandro PetronePetrone – Pierre FaivreFaivre (6-74 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Antonio MassaraMassara – Wilson LeiteLeite (4-6 6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Elise MertensMertens – Naomi OsakaOsaka (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Greetje MinnenMinnen (3-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (3-6 7-6(3) 6-2) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Yue YuanYuan (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Cori GauffGauff – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Elise MertensMertens – Ludmilla SamsonovaSamsonova (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jessica PegulaPegula – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Peyton StearnsStearns (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Emma NavarroNavarro – Marta KostyukKostyuk (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor TownsendTownsend – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Katie BoulterBoulter – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (0-3) – H2H and prediction