Venus Williams vs Jelena Jankovic — WTA Tour Championships Semi-final
WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 November 2008 ·
carpet
Williams V.6-2 2-6 6-3
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
6262
Jankovic J.
2631
Venus Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-2 2-6 6-3 in the WTA Tour Championships semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in leading the head-to-head 7–6, defending last year's round-robin. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 7–7.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–3.
Head to head
6–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-06 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Venus Williams | 1-6 7-6 6-1 |
| 2015-10-12 | Hong Kong | SF | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2012-04-02 | Charleston | R32 | clay | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2010-05-03 | Rome | QF | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2009-10-26 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Venus Williams | 5-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 2008-09-29 | Stuttgart | SF | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 6-7 7-5 6-2 |
| 2008-05-12 | Rome | QF | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 5-7 6-2 6-3 |
| 2007-08-27 | US Open | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 4-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 2007-05-28 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 6-4 4-6 6-1 |
| 2007-04-09 | Charleston | SF | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 3-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 2006-06-26 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Jelena Jankovic | 7-6 4-6 6-4 |
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | QF | clay | Venus Williams | 5-7 6-4 6-1 |
| 2005-07-25 | Stanford | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
49
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
36
42
Break points won·Even
94
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
25
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
49
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About