Serena Williams vs Jelena Jankovic | Serena Williams Wins 6-4 2-6 6-4

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IstanbulSemi-finalClaySat 26 OctFinal

Serena WilliamsWTA #1211 · USA

Jelena JankovicSRB

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Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Istanbul semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4.

How the match was decided

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Williams S. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

19 shared · last 12 months

Williams S. and Jankovic J. faced 19 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Williams S. went 28–4 (88%) against them, Jankovic J. 16–9 (64%). Williams S. came out better against 7 of 18 comparable opponents, Jankovic J. against 2.

28–488%Williams S. · better vs 7Record vs common opponents16–964%Jankovic J. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

60–13Sets37–26

418–217Games323–267

1–3Tiebreaks3–5

5–4Deciding sets8–5

vs Cirstea S.#16W6-0 6-2Roland Garros · clayW6-0 6-4Miami · hard
vs Stephens S.#136W6-4 6-1US Open · hardW3-6 7-5 7-5Cincinnati · hard
vs Li N.#304W6-0 6-3US Open · hardL3-6 0-6US Open · hard

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vs Azarenka V.#455L6-2 2-6 6-7(6)Cincinnati · hardL6-4 2-6 3-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654W6-2 6-1Brisbane · hardW1-6 6-4 6-0Beijing · hard
vs Garcia C.#784W6-1 6-2Roland Garros · clayW5-7 7-6 6-3Charleston · clay
vs Bouchard E.#871W4-6 6-2 6-2Cincinnati · hardL5-7 2-6Tokyo · hard
vs Kvitova P.W3-6 6-3 7-5Doha · hardW6-7 6-1 6-1Beijing · hard
vs Vinci R.W6-1 6-3Roland Garros · clayW6-4 6-7 6-3Miami · hard
vs Sharapova M.W6-4 6-4Roland Garros · clayL6-0 4-6 3-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Dominguez Lino L.W6-2 7-5Madrid · clayW6-4 6-0Nuremberg · clay
vs Kuznetsova S.W6-1 3-6 6-3Roland Garros · clayL6-0 2-6 5-7Indian Wells · hard
vs Muguruza G.W6-2 6-0Australian Open · hardW6-3 6-0Roland Garros · clay
vs Morita A.W6-3 6-3Miami · hardW6-4 6-1Tokyo · hard
vs Lisicki S.L2-6 6-1 4-6Wimbledon · grassW7-6 5-7 6-2Cincinnati · hard
vs Suarez Navarro C.W6-0 6-0US Open · hardW6-0 6-0Beijing · hard
vs Halep S.W6-3 6-0Rome · clayL6-4 0-6 5-7Rome · clay
vs Voskoboeva G.W6-3 6-0US Open · hardW6-3 5-7 6-3Beijing · hard
vs Safarova L.Hard to compareW6-4 6-1Charleston · clayW6-7 6-4 6-4Beijing · hard

Head-to-head

12 meetings · Williams S. leads 8–4

Clay: Williams S. leads 2–1 · Hard: Williams S. leads 6–3

Williams S.October 2013IstanbulThis matchClay6-4 2-6 6-4
Williams S.September 2013BeijingHard6-2 6-2
Williams S.April 2013CharlestonClay3-6 6-0 6-2
Williams S.July 2012OlympicsHard6-3 6-1
Jankovic J.May 2010RomeClay4-6 6-3 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Williams S.Jankovic J.2 022ELO1 7911 942Clay ELO1 6853–7Last 102–832Age28175 cmHeight177 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic 6-4 2-6 6-4. Umpiry, "Serena Williams vs Jelena Jankovic — Istanbul Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2013-10-26/jankovic-vs-williams-istanbul-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 26 October 2013).