Taylor Townsend vs Iva JovicIndian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
hard
#16WTA
1906ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.4MCAREER
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
Townsend T.
6-1 6-2
Jovic I.
Townsend T.
662
Jovic I.
12

Taylor Townsend defeated Iva Jovic 6-1 6-2 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iva Jovic came in ranked #16, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Taylor Townsend claimed a first win over Iva Jovic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-09RomeR32clayIva Jovic5-7 2-6

Serve vs return

This season
Townsend T.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Jovic I.

Jovic I.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

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

Serve & return on hard

Townsend T.Jovic I.
70
Serve
40
54
Return
70

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (93 vs 79). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
91
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Dominant
55
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
92
Tiebreaks·
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.7Hard Elo 1796
Surface ELO
5.3+51 Hard Elo edge
4.6Overall Elo 1826
ELO gap
5.4Overall Elo 1906
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.5
Surface form
6.4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.4
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
97
84

Townsend T.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Jovic I.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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