Jelena Jankovic vs Venus Williams — Rome Quarter-final

Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
SRB
Jelena Jankovic
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2010
clay
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Jankovic J.
6-0 6-1
Williams V.
Jankovic J.
662
Williams V.
01–

Jelena Jankovic defeated Venus Williams 6-0 6-1 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–6, defending last year's semi-final. Jelena Jankovic narrowed the head-to-head to 7–7.

Key context

Head to head

6–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR64hardVenus Williams1-6 7-6(5) 6-1
2015-10-12Hong KongSFhardJelena Jankovic6-4 7-5
2012-04-02CharlestonR32clayVenus Williams7-5 6-0
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsSFcarpetVenus Williams5-7 6-3 6-4
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsSFcarpetVenus Williams6-2 2-6 6-3
2008-09-29StuttgartSFclayJelena Jankovic6-7(8) 7-5 6-2
2008-05-12RomeQFclayJelena Jankovic5-7 6-2 6-3
2007-08-27US OpenQFhardVenus Williams4-6 6-1 7-6(4)
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR32clayJelena Jankovic6-4 4-6 6-1
2007-04-09CharlestonSFclayJelena Jankovic3-6 6-3 7-6(5)
2006-06-26WimbledonR32grassJelena Jankovic7-6(8) 4-6 6-4
2006-05-15RomeQFclayVenus Williams5-7 6-4 6-1
2005-07-25StanfordQFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Jankovic J.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

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
Jankovic J.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Jankovic J.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
54
Break points saved·Even
80
83
Break points won·Slight edge
91
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Jankovic J.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CPartly cloudy
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Martinez Sanchez M.
Jankovic J.
7-657-5
Semi-finals
Martinez Sanchez M.
Ivanovic A.
7-666-4
Jankovic J.
Williams S.
4-66-37-65
Quarter-finals
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
6-27-5
Williams S.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-4
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
6-06-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Safarova L.
7-666-4
R16
Petrova N.
Dulgheru A.
6-03-66-2
Safarova L.
Radwanska A.
1-66-37-61
Martinez Sanchez M.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-2
Williams S.
Petkovic A.
6-23-66-0
Kirilenko M.
Cibulkova D.
4-66-16-1
Williams V.
Peer S.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-0
Ivanovic A.
Dementieva E.
6-17-65
R32
Williams S.
Bacsinszky T.
7-626-1
Jankovic J.
Mattek Sands B.
6-33-66-1
Ivanovic A.
Azarenka V.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Camerin M.
6-16-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Safarova L.
Pennetta F.
6-16-2
Petkovic A.
Kvitova P.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Vinci R.
6-16-0
Dulgheru A.
Safina D.
6-46-756-1
Petrova N.
Srebotnik K.
6-46-4
Dementieva E.
Shvedova Y.
6-47-5
Cibulkova D.
Brianti A.
6-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Kuznetsova S.
6-23-66-4
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
6-26-2
Peer S.
Hercog P.
2-67-56-3
Wickmayer Y.
Rezai A.
6-36-727-5
R64
Vinci R.
Kleybanova A.
7-667-65
Camerin M.
Zheng J.
6-44-66-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Kudryavtseva A.
5-76-46-3
Petrova N.
Garbin T.
6-36-2
Brianti A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-47-65
Kirilenko M.
Oprandi R.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-4
Ivanovic A.
Vesnina E.
6-16-3
Shvedova Y.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-2
Mattek Sands B.
Oudin M.
6-16-3
Rezai A.
Morita A.
6-46-2
Wickmayer Y.
Sprem K.
6-31-66-4
Schnyder P.
Dulko G.
6-756-27-65
Hercog P.
Arn G.
6-36-3
Peer S.
Dentoni C.
6-26-1
Bacsinszky T.
Zahlavova S.
6-06-4
Petkovic A.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
Schiavone F.
Hantuchova D.
3-66-26-3
Pennetta F.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-3
Safarova L.
Govortsova O.
6-26-796-3
Kvitova P.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-0
Srebotnik K.
Lepchenko V.
6-727-56-3
Dulgheru A.
Errani S.
2-66-16-4
Cibulkova D.
Parmentier P.
6-13-67-5