Sloane Stephens endured a rather disappointing 2019 campaign, despite threatening to make some good showings at the Majors. And she will doubtless have been disappointed to lose in the first round at the Brisbane International, where Ludmilla Samsonova beat her in three-sets. Arina Rodionova, meanwhile, impressed in battling through the qualifying in Adelaide, beating second seed Carla Suarez Navarro in three before securing her place in the main draw with a 6-2 1-6 6-2 win over Anastasia Potapova.



However, she will be the underdog against Stephens. Rodionova is a good mover and possesses fine touch. But what has held her back throughout her career is a lack of power off the ground. Stephens can sometimes fail to impose herself on opponents, but that is due to a failing in her tactical approach. She certainly has the power to do so, and Stephens is also one of the best athletes on tour. Provides she plays this match with the correct tactics, she should prove too strong for Rodionova.



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Whats going on here?

Lol 0 surprise here sloane

Stayed away from this match because Sloane is to unpredictable for me.

Wtf.... Seriously

The draw changed. They don’t play against each other anymore!

Someone withdrew - T. Maria is in as LL but they reshuffled the draw

Looks like we got another shock on our hands

@ONYSPATTO WHAT IS GOING ON HERE IS THAT S. SYEPHENS DOES NOT WANT TO SHOW HER SKILLS ON A COURT.

Wow!

Another bad defeat

It's no surprise here and the match came out just as I predicted. And I wrote the book on tennis predictions. Sloan's days as a one-hit wonder are about over. She just doesn't have that winning personality to make it in pro tennis.

Lol