Alicia Molik vs Jelena Jankovic — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
AUS
Alicia Molik
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2005
hard
SRB
Jelena Jankovic
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Molik A.
6-3 6-4
Jankovic J.
Molik A.
662
Jankovic J.
34–

Alicia Molik defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-3 6-4 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in defending last year's round of 32, but Alicia Molik had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Alicia Molik extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Alicia Molik closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayJelena Jankovic6-0 6-4
2006-09-25GuangzhouQFhardJelena Jankovic6-3 7-5
2005-10-17ZurichR32hardJelena Jankovic6-3 4-2 RET
2004-11-01PhiladelphiaR16carpetAlicia Molik7-5 6-3
2004-06-07BirminghamR16grassAlicia Molik6-3 6-2
2004-04-05Amelia IslandR64clayAlicia Molik6-0 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Molik A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

Jankovic J.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Molik A.

Serve advantage — Jankovic J.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Molik A.Jankovic J.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Molik A.Jankovic J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
41
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
80
Break points won·Dominant
56
91
Deciding sets·Even
57
55
Tiebreaks·Even
48
50

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Molik A.
Stosur S.
6-756-47-5
Semi-finals
Stosur S.
Dementieva E.
W/O
Molik A.
Peng S.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Peng S.
Petrova N.
6-34-2
Stosur S.
Davenport L.
W/O
Dementieva E.
Schnyder P.
6-41-66-1
Molik A.
Zuluaga F.
6-16-2
R16
Dementieva E.
Daniilidou E.
6-33-66-2
Schnyder P.
Maleeva M.
6-46-2
Molik A.
Jankovic J.
6-36-4
Zuluaga F.
Zvonareva V.
7-676-3
Petrova N.
Hantuchova D.
6-06-2
Davenport L.
Dechy N.
6-36-4
Peng S.
Myskina A.
6-16-3
Stosur S.
Golovin T.
6-24-66-2
R32
Dechy N.
Raymond L.
7-56-3
Maleeva M.
Ferguson S.
6-736-26-2
Daniilidou E.
Martinez C.
3-66-46-4
Hantuchova D.
Talaja S.
7-626-2
Petrova N.
Cervanova L.
4-66-16-2
Zuluaga F.
Chladkova D.
6-26-4
Jankovic J.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-26-4
Molik A.
Schiavone F.
7-646-1
Schnyder P.
Sprem K.
5-76-26-3
Peng S.
Washington M.
6-46-2
Golovin T.
Sugiyama A.
6-12-66-3
Stosur S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-36-3