Victoria Azarenka vs Jelena JankovicCincinnati Semi-final

Cincinnati · WTA · Semi-final
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2013
hard
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Azarenka V.
4-6 6-2 6-3
Jankovic J.
Azarenka V.
4662
Jankovic J.
6231

Victoria Azarenka defeated Jelena Jankovic 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Cincinnati semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 6–4. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 7–4.

Key context

Head to head

64
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-23MiamiR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-1
2013-12-30BrisbaneSFhardVictoria Azarenka1-6 6-3 6-4
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsRRhardJelena Jankovic6-4 6-3
2012-01-09SydneyR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-2
2010-10-25WTA ChampionshipsRRhardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-1
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-3
2009-08-10CincinnatiR16hardJelena Jankovic7-5 7-6(4)
2007-08-06Los AngelesQFhardJelena Jankovic6-4 6-7(5) 6-2
2007-01-15Australian OpenR32hardJelena Jankovic6-3 6-4
2006-03-20MiamiR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

Jankovic J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Azarenka 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
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
80
Break points won·Slight edge
99
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.
4-66-26-3
Williams S.
Li N.
7-57-5