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WTA Cincinnati, USAWomen's Singles · Round of 64 · HardCompleted
Sloane Stephens
66
Anastasia Potapova24
24
6-2, 6-4Champions' Court1h 14m

Keys to Victory

5
Breaks of serve
Stephens broke serve 5 times to Potapova's 2.
9
Opponent double faults
Potapova served 9 double faults to Stephens's 1.
71%
1st-serve points won
Stephens won 71% of first-serve points to Potapova's 52%.
On-air one-liner
Stephens broke serve five times and won 71% of first-serve points to dispatch Potapova 6-2, 6-4 in Cincinnati.
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Game flow

StephensPotapova▼ break of serve
Set 133 min▾
▼1-02-0▼3-0▼3-1▼4-1▼4-2▼5-26-2
6-2
Stephens615303040
Potapova2001515
Break
Stephens5153040
Potapova2000
Break
Stephens400015
Potapova215304040
Break
Stephens4151530303040Ad
Potapova10151530404040
Break
Stephens3153030404040404040
Potapova10015153040Ad40Ad
Break
Stephens3153040
Potapova0000
Stephens2015303040
Potapova01515153030
Break
Stephens11515304040
Potapova0015151530

Stephens broke for 1-0 and again for 3-0, then broke for 5-2 to seal it 6-2, with Potapova's breaks for 1-3 and 2-4 offering brief resistance in a 5 minute deuce game.

Set 242 min▾
0-11-11-22-22-33-3▼4-35-35-46-4
6-4
Stephens6015304040
Potapova41515151530
Stephens515153040404040
Potapova401515153040Ad
Stephens515153040
Potapova30151515
Break
Stephens415303040
Potapova3001515
Stephens3153040
Potapova3000
Stephens200153030
Potapova31530303040
Stephens215304040
Potapova200015
Stephens100015
Potapova215304040
Stephens11515153040
Potapova1015303030
Stephens01515151530
Potapova1015304040

Stephens broke for 4-3 and held for 5-3, then closed out 6-4 despite Potapova's resilient hold for 4-5 saving both break points.

Match Stats

StephensPotapova
2
Aces
2
1
Double faults
9
62%
1st serve in
39%
69%
1st serve pts won
60%
5/8 (62%)
Break points won
2/4 (50%)
7/9 (78%)
Service games won
4/9 (44%)
5/9 (56%)
Return games won
2/9 (22%)
29/51 (57%)
Return points won
19/52 (37%)
62
Total points won
42
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.