Serena Williams vs Jelena Jankovic — US Open Final

US Open · WTA · Final
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2008
hard
SRB
Jelena Jankovic
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
Williams S.
6-4 7-5
Jankovic J.
Williams S.
672
Jankovic J.
45–

Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-4 7-5 in the US Open final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 9–4, defending last year's quarter-final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 10–4.

Key context

Head to head

9–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-11CincinnatiQFhardSerena Williams6-1 6-3
2014-02-17DubaiQFhardSerena Williams6-2 6-2
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsSFhardSerena Williams6-4 2-6 6-4
2013-09-30BeijingFhardSerena Williams6-2 6-2
2013-04-01CharlestonFclaySerena Williams3-6 6-0 6-2
2012-07-30OlympicsR64hardSerena Williams6-3 6-1
2010-05-03RomeSFclayJelena Jankovic4-6 6-3 7-6(5)
2008-03-24MiamiFhardSerena Williams6-1 5-7 6-3
2008-01-14Australian OpenQFhardJelena Jankovic6-3 6-4
2007-01-15Australian OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-3 6-2
2006-08-07Los AngelesSFhardJelena Jankovic6-4 6-3
2005-02-28DubaiSFhardJelena Jankovic6-0 4-3 RET
2004-07-26San DiegoR32hardSerena Williams6-7(3) 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

Jankovic J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Williams S.Jankovic J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Jankovic J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
80
Break points won·Slight edge
96
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Jankovic J.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Safina D.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.
Dementieva E.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Williams V.
7-667-67
Dementieva E.
Schnyder P.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.
Bammer S.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Pennetta F.
6-26-3
R16
Pennetta F.
Mauresmo A.
6-36-0
Bammer S.
Bartoli M.
7-630-66-4
Jankovic J.
Wozniacki C.
3-66-26-1
Dementieva E.
Li N.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Radwanska A.
6-16-3
Williams S.
Beltrame S.
6-26-2
Safina D.
Groenefeld A.
7-56-0
Schnyder P.
Srebotnik K.
4-66-36-3
R32
Srebotnik K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-716-3
Li N.
Makarova K.
6-14-66-2
Dementieva E.
Keothavong A.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Cibulkova D.
6-06-3
Beltrame S.
Garbin T.
7-53-66-4
Williams S.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-1
Safina D.
Bacsinszky T.
3-67-56-2
Groenefeld A.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
Pennetta F.
Petrova N.
4-66-46-3
Mauresmo A.
Coin J.
6-46-4
Bartoli M.
Davenport L.
6-17-63
Jankovic J.
Zheng J.
7-57-5
Wozniacki C.
Azarenka V.
6-46-4
Schnyder P.
Rybarikova M.
7-646-4
Bammer S.
Perebiynis T.
6-36-0
R64
Radwanska A.
Duque Marino M.
6-07-63
Cibulkova D.
Olaru R.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Parmentier P.
6-26-1
Perebiynis T.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Cirstea S.
7-636-1
Srebotnik K.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-3
Rybarikova M.
Paszek T.
6-16-2
Schnyder P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-3
Makarova K.
Bychkova E.
3-67-56-3
Coin J.
Ivanovic A.
6-34-66-3
Li N.
Errani S.
4-66-26-0
Keothavong A.
Schiavone F.
6-23-66-4
Williams V.
De Los Rios R.
6-06-3
Jankovic J.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-757-5
Zheng J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Camerin M.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Benesova I.
6-26-3
Bartoli M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-2
Davenport L.
Kleybanova A.
7-56-3
Bammer S.
Rezai A.
6-17-5
Bondarenko A.
Lisicki S.
6-41-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Kanepi K.
2-66-46-0
Petrova N.
Hsieh S.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Peng S.
6-26-786-1
Groenefeld A.
Moore J.
6-16-3
Cornet A.
Mattek Sands B.
7-656-1
Bacsinszky T.
Chan Y.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Vinci R.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Vesnina E.
6-16-1
Sugiyama A.
Govortsova O.
4-67-646-1
Beltrame S.
Vaidisova N.
7-56-3
Garbin T.
Szavay A.
5-76-26-3
R128
Coin J.
Dellacqua C.
7-667-64
Moore J.
Oudin M.
7-657-65
Sugiyama A.
Klepac A.
4-66-34-2
Keothavong A.
Glatch A.
6-26-2
Benesova I.
Knapp K.
6-06-3
Ivanovic A.
Dushevina V.
6-14-66-4
Kanepi K.
Niculescu M.
6-06-3
Mauresmo A.
Dechy N.
4-66-36-2
Petrova N.
Sanchez O.
6-26-4
Hsieh S.
Rodina E.
6-26-4
Peng S.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-0
Pennetta F.
Voegele S.
2-66-26-2
Groenefeld A.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Mattek Sands B.
Domachowska M.
6-777-56-4
Cornet A.
Pin C.
7-56-0
Bacsinszky T.
Razzano V.
6-46-1
Chan Y.
Kudryavtseva A.
4-67-56-3
Vinci R.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Ahn K.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-4
Vesnina E.
Vakulenko J.
4-66-16-2
Govortsova O.
Zahlavova S.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Cetkovska P.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-2
Beltrame S.
Goerges J.
7-606-4
Garbin T.
Ani M.
6-07-65
Szavay A.
Brodsky G.
7-56-3
Jankovic J.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-1
Arvidsson S.
Yan Z.
6-26-4
Zheng J.
Perry S.
6-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Pironkova T.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.
Rolle A.
6-26-1
Bartoli M.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Kvitova P.
6-736-46-2
Kleybanova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-27-5
Davenport L.
Wozniak A.
6-46-2
Bammer S.
Nakamura A.
6-46-2
Rezai A.
Muhammad A.
6-26-4
Perebiynis T.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-4
Zvonareva V.
Strycova B.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Zhang S.
6-46-2
Cirstea S.
Safarova L.
6-44-66-2
Meusburger Y.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-16-2
Srebotnik K.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-06-3
Paszek T.
Kirilenko M.
6-33-66-4
Rybarikova M.
Dulko G.
6-46-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
King V.
6-24-66-2
Schnyder P.
Pivovarova A.
6-33-66-3
Makarova K.
Chakvetadze A.
1-66-26-3
Bychkova E.
Rodionova A.
6-16-3
Errani S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-2
Li N.
Peer S.
2-66-06-1
Parmentier P.
Erakovic M.
6-37-62
Dementieva E.
Amanmuradova A.
6-47-5
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-26-3
Azarenka V.
Koukalova K.
6-26-1
De Los Rios R.
Sromova H.
6-32-66-3
Lisicki S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Llagostera Vives N.
7-57-5
Bondarenko A.
Jackson J.
2-66-36-2
Cibulkova D.
Craybas J.
6-37-64
Olaru R.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-2
Duque Marino M.
Tanasugarn T.
0-66-36-2
Camerin M.
Loit E.
6-06-2