Aryna Sabalenka and Sloane Stephens will square off in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 7:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.08
Sloane Stephens -> 7.9

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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Sloane Stephens

This will be the 5th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Sloane Stephens fight against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Sabalenka won 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 4th round in at the French Open back in 2023.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs Sloane Stephens – French Open 04-June-2023

Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka

5 - 0win/loss

Hard
5-0
I Hard
0-0
Rank
1
High
1
WWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 5-0 5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0

Currently world no. 1 Sabalenka will start her run at the Australian Open after she won the title in Brisbane after beating 4-6 6-3 6-2 Kudermetova in the final.

Aryna has a compiled 5-0 win-loss record in 2025, 5-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the season was winning the title in Brisbane where she overcame Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Sabalenka won her last 5 matches.

Talking about her overall career, Aryna has an overall 379-168 record. She has a positive 232-92 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, she won this tournament twice in 2023 and 2024. See her history.

Australian Open
Sabalenka's Record

Sloane Stephens

Sloane Stephens

0 - 2win/loss

Hard
0-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
84
High
3
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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

Ranked no. 84, Sloane will start her run at the Melbourne after she played her last match in Hobart where she lost 7-5 6-1 to Li in the 1st round on the 7th of January.

Stephens has an overall 0-2 win-loss record in 2025, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, Stephens has an overall 382-285 record. She has a positive 201-172 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2013. See her history.

Australian Open
Stephens's Record

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

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