Emilia-Romagna Open 2021 Semifinals: Sloane Stephens vs Wang Qiang- Follow LIVE updates- World No. 65 Sloane Stephens of the USA is taking on Wang Qiang of China the 48th-ranked player in the semi-final of Emilia-Romagna Open 2021. Ranked no. 48, the Chinese got to the semifinal after defeating Misaki Doi 6-2 5-7 6-1, Martina Di Giuseppe 6-4 6-4 and Petra Martic 7-64 3-6 7-5. In the quarter, The Chinese defeated Martic (7-64 3-6 7-5). During the match, Wang scored 121 points vs Martic’s 113. Qiang was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
On the other hand, Ranked no. 65, the American got to the semifinal after defeating Caty McNally 7-64 6-4, Daria Kasatkina 1-6 6-4 7-5 and Sara Errani 6-3 6-0. In the quarter, Stephens had a good straight-sets win against Errani (6-3 6-0). During the match, Stephens scored 68 points against Errani’s 44. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
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Match Details
Fixture: Sloane Stephens vs Wang Qiang
Date: 21 May 2021
Tournament: Emilia-Romagna Open 2021
Round: Semifinals
Venue: Parma, Italy
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Red clay
Prize money: $235,238
Live telecast: USA – Tennis Channel | UK – Amazon Prime Video
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Head to Head: Sloane Stephens vs Wang Qiang
This will be the 3rd time that Qiang Wang and Sloane Stephens fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Wang, but they have never competed against each other on clay. The last time that they fought against each other, Wang won 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Wuhan back in 2017.
Prediction: Sloane Stephens vs Wang Qiang
Neither woman would have been picked out as a potential semi-finalist at the start of the week, and for the pair of them, this is a welcome return to form. Wang though is the higher-ranked player, and has won both her previous two matches against Stephens and will start as the favourite to make it three.
Sloane Stephens vs Wang Qiang: Where to watch the Emilia-Romagna Open?
US: Tennis channel
US and ROI: Amazon Prime Video
Italy: Sportcast
France: Eurosport
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