Venus Williams vs Jelena JankovicCharleston Round of 32

Charleston · WTA · Round of 32
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 April 2012
clay
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
7-5 6-0
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
762
Jankovic J.
50

Venus Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 7-5 6-0 in the Charleston round of 32 on clay. 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

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR64hardVenus Williams1-6 7-6(5) 6-1
2015-10-12Hong KongSFhardJelena Jankovic6-4 7-5
2010-05-03RomeQFclayJelena Jankovic6-0 6-1
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
Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

Jankovic J.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams V.

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
1st 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 pressure
Clutch 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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw