Jelena Jankovic vs Alicia Molik — Guangzhou Quarter-final

Guangzhou · WTA · Quarter-final
SRB
Jelena Jankovic
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2006
hard
AUS
Alicia Molik
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Jankovic J.
6-3 7-5
Molik A.
Jankovic J.
672
Molik A.
35–

Jelena Jankovic defeated Alicia Molik 6-3 7-5 in the Guangzhou quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alicia Molik came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Jelena Jankovic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayJelena Jankovic6-0 6-4
2005-10-17ZurichR32hardJelena Jankovic6-3 4-2 RET
2005-01-10SydneyR16hardAlicia Molik6-3 6-4
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
Jankovic J.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Molik A.

Molik A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

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
Jankovic J.Molik A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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
Chakvetadze A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Chakvetadze A.
Jankovic J.
7-52-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Obziler T.
7-52-66-4
Quarter-finals
Obziler T.
Li N.
6-36-2
Chakvetadze A.
Puchkova O.
7-633-66-1
Jankovic J.
Molik A.
6-37-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Chen Y.
1-66-06-2
R16
Chakvetadze A.
Tamaela E.
6-26-766-3
Chen Y.
Yakimova A.
6-16-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Ren J.
6-06-1
Li N.
Sun T.
6-26-1
Obziler T.
Vesnina E.
4-66-36-3
Jankovic J.
Peng S.
6-26-3
Molik A.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-636-1
Puchkova O.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-16-1
R32
Medina Garrigues A.
Jidkova A.
6-16-3
Vesnina E.
Kanepi K.
6-13-66-1
Obziler T.
Kapros A.
6-26-0
Sun T.
Li T.
6-06-3
Li N.
Voskoboeva G.
6-36-4
Dominguez Lino L.
Keothavong A.
6-36-4
Chakvetadze A.
Zhang S.
3-67-56-0
Tamaela E.
Hao J.
6-27-5
Puchkova O.
Yan Z.
2-66-36-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Shaughnessy M.
6-46-4
Yakimova A.
Sun S.
6-26-1
Jankovic J.
Yuan M.
6-06-2
Peng S.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-46-4
Molik A.
King V.
6-756-37-5
Chen Y.
Czink M.
6-16-2
Ren J.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-4