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WTA Cincinnati, USAWomen's Singles · Round of 32 · HardCompleted
Marta Kostyuk10
77
Sloane Stephens
55
7-5, 7-5Tony Trabert Stadium 31h 39m

Keys to Victory

6
Breaks of serve
Kostyuk broke serve 6 times to Stephens's 4.
68%
1st-serve points won
Kostyuk won 68% of first-serve points to Stephens's 57%.
On-air one-liner
Kostyuk's break-point dominance and first-serve efficiency carried the day against Stephens in Cincinnati.
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Game flow

KostyukStephens▼ break of serve
Set 147 min▾
▼0-10-21-21-32-3▼3-34-34-45-45-56-5▼7-5
7-5
Break
Kostyuk7151515153040Ad
Stephens50153040404040
Kostyuk6153040
Stephens5000
Kostyuk500153040
Stephens51530303030
Kostyuk50153040
Stephens415151515
Kostyuk41515153030
Stephens4015303040
Kostyuk41515303040
Stephens3015153030
Break
Kostyuk3153040
Stephens3000
Kostyuk21530304040
Stephens300151530
Kostyuk1015153030
Stephens31515303040
Kostyuk1153040
Stephens2000
Kostyuk015151515
Stephens20153040
Break
Kostyuk01515151530
Stephens1015304040

Stephens broke for 1-0 and again for 7-5 in a 5 minute deuce game, though Kostyuk broke for 3-3 and held for 5-4 before the final break.

Set 253 min▾
1-01-12-12-2▼2-3▼3-3▼3-4▼4-4▼4-5▼5-56-5▼7-5
7-5
Break
Kostyuk70001530
Stephens51530404040
Kostyuk60151530
Stephens515153030
Break
Kostyuk5153040
Stephens5000
Break
Kostyuk4001515
Stephens515303040
Break
Kostyuk41530304040
Stephens400151530
Break
Kostyuk3000
Stephens4153040
Break
Kostyuk31515303040
Stephens3015153030
Break
Kostyuk200151530404040404040
Stephens3153030404040Ad40Ad40Ad
Kostyuk2000
Stephens2153040
Kostyuk2153040
Stephens1000
Kostyuk1001515
Stephens115303040
Kostyuk115303040
Stephens0001515

Breaks traded: Stephens for 3-2, 4-3 and 5-4, Kostyuk for 3-3, 4-4, 5-5 and 7-5. Kostyuk took it 7-5.

Match Stats

KostyukStephens
7
Aces
0
7
Double faults
2
52%
1st serve in
62%
74%
1st serve pts won
54%
6/9 (67%)
Break points won
4/9 (44%)
8/12 (67%)
Service games won
6/12 (50%)
6/12 (50%)
Return games won
4/12 (33%)
33/66 (50%)
Return points won
26/66 (39%)
73
Total points won
59
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.