Iva Jovic vs Talia Gibson — Ilkley 125 Quarter-final

Ilkley 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Iva Jovic
USA
Iva Jovic
#16WTA
1906ELO
1798Grass ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.4MCAREER
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2025
grass
Talia Gibson
AUS
Talia Gibson
#58WTA
1737ELO
1578Grass ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Jovic I.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Gibson T.
Jovic I.
6362
Gibson T.
3631

Iva Jovic defeated Talia Gibson 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Ilkley 125 quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Iva Jovic came in ranked #16. Iva Jovic claimed a first win over Talia Gibson in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Iva Jovic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR32hardTalia Gibson6-2 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Jovic I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Gibson T.

Gibson T.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Jovic I.

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
Jovic I.Gibson T.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
4.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 101). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Jovic I.Gibson T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
91
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
83
Break points won·Dominant
98
70
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
83
Tiebreaks·
—
90

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Jovic I.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Gibson T.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.3+220 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Grass Elo 1578
5.9Overall Elo 1906
ELO gap
4.1Overall Elo 1737
5.0
H2H
5.0
Surface form
4.8
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
3.0
Surface transition
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
Jovic I.Gibson T.
Freshness·Clear edge
81
96

Jovic I.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Gibson T.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Jovic I.
Marino R.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Marino R.
Naef C.
6-34-66-2
Jovic I.
Golubic V.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Naef C.
Banks A.
5-76-46-4
Marino R.
Eala A.
1-66-07-64
Jovic I.
Gibson T.
6-33-66-3
Golubic V.
Parry D.
6-16-3
R16
Marino R.
Appleton E.
2-66-46-3
Gibson T.
Snigur D.
7-57-63
Eala A.
Ryser V.
6-16-2
Banks A.
Xu M.
6-26-1
Naef C.
Ruzic A.
6-756-16-2
Jovic I.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-726-0
Parry D.
Dart H.
6-37-5
Golubic V.
Jacquemot E.
6-13-66-2
R32
Ryser V.
Saito S.
6-06-4
Appleton E.
Waltert S.
3-66-46-3
Marino R.
Ponchet J.
6-46-4
Naef C.
Okamura K.
6-37-5
Ruzic A.
Mcdonald E.
6-33-66-4
Jovic I.
Masarova R.
3-66-36-4
Jacquemot E.
Wei S.
6-46-4
Eala A.
Cabrera L.
7-646-3
Gibson T.
Osuigwe W.
7-56-2
Parry D.
Stoiber R.
6-17-5
Dart H.
Rajecki A.
6-46-3
Banks A.
Gadecki O.
6-47-62
Xu M.
Konjuh A.
6-36-3
Golubic V.
Stefanini L.
6-45-76-3
Lepchenko V.
Jeanjean L.
7-56-4
Snigur D.
Starodubtseva Y.
3-66-06-0