Kaia Kanepi vs Jelena Jankovic — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2009
hard
SRB
Jelena Jankovic
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
Kanepi K.
6-2 7-5
Jankovic J.
Kanepi K.
672
Jankovic J.
25–

Kaia Kanepi defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-2 7-5 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in defending last year's semi-final. Kaia Kanepi extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Kaia Kanepi closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-23WimbledonR128grassKaia Kanepi6-3 6-2
2012-04-09CopenhagenQFhardJelena Jankovic4-6 6-1 6-3
2011-02-14DubaiR16hardJelena Jankovic2-6 6-3 7-5
2010-09-27TokyoR16hardKaia Kanepi6-4 6-4
2010-08-30US OpenR32hardKaia Kanepi6-2 7-6(1)
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayJelena Jankovic6-2 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

Jankovic J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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
Kanepi K.Jankovic J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Jankovic J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
39
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
80
Break points won·Clear edge
70
91
Deciding sets·Even
57
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 31%

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Razzano V.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Razzano V.
Kanepi K.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Williams S.
6-12-67-63
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Dementieva E.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Zvonareva V.
7-677-5
Kanepi K.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Williams S.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
R16
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
5-2
Vesnina E.
Cibulkova D.
4-66-14-0
Razzano V.
Hantuchova D.
6-21-66-2
Kanepi K.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Dementieva E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.
Pin C.
6-27-65
R32
Pin C.
Radwanska U.
6-767-52-0
Vesnina E.
Kuznetsova S.
6-43-66-0
Williams V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-06-1
Cornet A.
Schruff J.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Bondarenko A.
6-27-5
Dementieva E.
Bammer S.
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Kleybanova A.
7-56-4
Zheng J.
Stosur S.
3-67-57-5
Williams S.
Errani S.
4-66-26-0
Razzano V.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Morita A.
7-616-2
Bartoli M.
Schiavone F.
7-653-66-3
Zvonareva V.
Dushevina V.
6-06-3
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Mirza S.
7-56-2
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
7-656-4
R64
Kleybanova A.
Lapushchenkova A.
3-66-36-2
Bammer S.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-4
Zheng J.
Rodionova A.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Chan Y.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Rybarikova M.
6-46-3
Bondarenko A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-3
Radwanska U.
Radwanska A.
6-46-3
Pin C.
Szavay A.
2-66-26-3
Razzano V.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-2
Hantuchova D.
Voegele S.
7-56-2
Morita A.
Chakvetadze A.
7-56-2
Bartoli M.
Sugiyama A.
6-04-67-66
Schiavone F.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-1
Dushevina V.
Yan Z.
2-66-46-3
Niculescu M.
Peng S.
3-67-56-2
Mirza S.
Makarova K.
7-56-2
Kanepi K.
Paszek T.
2-66-26-0
Cibulkova D.
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Pironkova T.
Kutuzova V.
6-26-3
Vesnina E.
Li N.
1-66-46-4
Schruff J.
Kvitova P.
6-32-66-4
Cornet A.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Klepac A.
6-36-1