Venus Williams vs Jelena Jankovic — WTA Tour Championships Semi-final
WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 October 2009
carpet
Williams V.5-7 6-3 6-4
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
5662
Jankovic J.
7341
Venus Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 5-7 6-3 6-4 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 semi-final. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 7–7.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped the opening set before beating Jelena Jankovic 5–7 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
6–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-06 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Venus Williams | 1-6 7-6(5) 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 |
| 2008-11-03 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Venus Williams | 6-2 2-6 6-3 |
| 2008-09-29 | Stuttgart | SF | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 6-7(8) 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(4) |
| 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(5) |
| 2006-06-26 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Jelena Jankovic | 7-6(8) 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 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 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·Slight edge
54
59
Break points saved·Even
83
80
Break points won·Slight edge
83
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
50
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Round Robin
Jankovic J.
Safina D.
1-1
Radwanska A.
Azarenka V.
4-67-54-1
Jankovic J.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Williams V.
3-67-666-2
Williams V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-736-4
Kuznetsova S.
Dementieva E.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Williams V.
5-76-47-64
Williams S.
Dementieva E.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Kuznetsova S.
7-667-5
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.
Azarenka V.
1-66-47-5
Zvonareva V.
Wozniacki C.
6-06-736-4