Jelena Jankovic vs Venus Williams — Hong Kong Semi-final

Hong Kong · WTA · Semi-final
SRB4
Jelena Jankovic
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 October 2015
hard
Venus Williams
USA3
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Jankovic J.
6-4 7-5
Williams V.
Jankovic J.
672
Williams V.
450

Jelena Jankovic defeated Venus Williams 6-4 7-5 in the Hong Kong semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–6, but Jelena Jankovic had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. 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
2012-04-02CharlestonR32clayVenus Williams7-5 6-0
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
Jankovic J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.[4]
Kerber A.[2]
3-67-646-1
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.[4]
Williams V.[3]
6-47-5
Kerber A.[2]
Stosur S.[5]
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.[4]
Saville D.[6]
6-16-1
Stosur S.[5]
Watson H.
4-66-36-0
Williams V.[3]
Cornet A.[8]
6-16-1
Kerber A.[2]
Garcia C.[7]
7-56-3
R16
Williams V.[3]
Wang Y.
6-06-2
Stosur S.[5]
Puig M.
6-46-4
Garcia C.[7]
Komardina A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.[8]
Shvedova Y.
6-746-36-4
Jankovic J.[4]
Rodionova A.
6-06-2
Saville D.[6]
Arruabarrena L.
7-646-1
Watson H.
Lee Y.
6-06-756-4
Kerber A.[2]
Nara K.
6-26-2
R32
Watson H.
Zhang K.
3-66-16-2
Shvedova Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-4
Cornet A.[8]
Baindl K.
6-46-0
Jankovic J.[4]
Bogdan A.
6-46-2
Rodionova A.
Ramialison I.
6-47-5
Arruabarrena L.
Falconi I.
6-46-3
Lee Y.
Jang S.
6-36-1
Puig M.
Kumkhum L.
6-16-2
Stosur S.[5]
Ozaki R.
6-36-1
Komardina A.
Chang K.
6-47-5
Kerber A.[2]
Schiavone F.
6-746-26-3
Wang Y.
Mchale C.
6-34-1
Williams V.[3]
Beygelzimer Y.
2-66-46-4
Saville D.[6]
Kato M.
6-767-56-3
Nara K.
Zhang L.
6-06-3
Garcia C.[7]
Davis L.
6-16-3