Jelena Jankovic vs Na Li — Strasbourg Quarter-final

Strasbourg · WTA · Quarter-final
SRB
Jelena Jankovic
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2006
clay
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
Jankovic J.
7-5 6-1
Li N.
Jankovic J.
762
Li N.
51–

Jelena Jankovic defeated Na Li 7-5 6-1 in the Strasbourg quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 6–3. Jelena Jankovic narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Jelena Jankovic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

3–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsRRhardNa Li6-3 2-6 6-3
2013-08-26US OpenR16hardNa Li6-3 6-0
2013-05-13RomeR16clayJelena Jankovic7-6(2) 7-5
2009-09-28TokyoSFhardJelena Jankovic6-4 6-3
2009-02-09ParisR16carpetJelena Jankovic6-0 3-6 6-2
2008-02-18DohaQFhardNa Li6-3 6-4
2007-03-05Indian WellsR16hardNa Li6-3 7-6(1)
2005-08-15TorontoR64hardNa Li6-4 5-7 6-2
2004-09-27GuangzhouR16hardNa Li0-6 6-2 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Jankovic J.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Li N.

Li N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Jankovic J.Li N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Jankovic J.Li N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
83
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
89
Break points won·Slight edge
91
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
75

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Vaidisova N.
Peng S.
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Vaidisova N.
Jankovic J.
6-21-0
Peng S.
Medina Garrigues A.
3-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Li N.
7-56-1
Peng S.
Muller M.
7-56-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Vaidisova N.
Zheng J.
6-44-66-2
R16
Li N.
Dechy N.
6-37-64
Peng S.
Schruff J.
7-56-3
Vaidisova N.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-2
Zheng J.
Domachowska M.
6-46-4
Muller M.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Nakamura A.
6-16-0
Vesnina E.
Bartoli M.
6-16-1
Jankovic J.
Smashnova A.
6-15-76-2
R32
Jankovic J.
Bammer S.
6-5
Domachowska M.
Craybas J.
7-606-2
Bacsinszky T.
Raymond L.
5-76-26-1
Dechy N.
Yan Z.
6-26-1
Zheng J.
Yuan M.
4-66-46-2
Muller M.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Schruff J.
Laine E.
6-26-4
Peng S.
Dulko G.
6-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Frazier A.
6-16-1
Nakamura A.
Asagoe S.
6-17-5
Vesnina E.
Knapp K.
1-66-37-63
Bartoli M.
Gajdosova J.
6-07-61
Smashnova A.
Keothavong A.
6-36-1
Li N.
Bychkova E.
6-26-2