Ann Li vs Iva Jovic — Cleveland Round of 16

Cleveland · WTA · Round of 16
Ann Li
USA
Ann Li
#31WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$718kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 17 August 2025
hard
Iva Jovic
USA
Iva Jovic
#16WTA
1906ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.4MCAREER
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Li A.
6-3 2-6 6-3
Jovic I.
Li A.
6262
Jovic I.
3631

Ann Li defeated Iva Jovic 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the Cleveland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iva Jovic came in ranked #16.

Key context

  • Match story: Ann Li closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Li A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Jovic I.

Jovic I.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Li A.

Serve advantage — Jovic I.

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

Li A.Jovic I.
47
Serve
40
49
Return
70

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

Statistics

This season
Li A.Jovic I.
1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (73 vs 74). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li A.Jovic I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
95
Break points won·Slight edge
87
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
87
92
Tiebreaks·
66
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Li A.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Jovic I.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.0Hard Elo 1746
Surface ELO
6.0+102 Hard Elo edge
4.4Overall Elo 1807
ELO gap
5.6Overall Elo 1906
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.8
Surface form
6.1
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Minutes 14d
6.8
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
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
Li A.Jovic I.
Freshness·Slight edge
97
86

Li A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Jovic I.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cirstea S.
Li A.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Li A.
Wang X.[2]
6-35-76-4
Cirstea S.
Zakharova A.
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Zakharova A.
Lys E.
W/O
Cirstea S.
Samsonova L.[1]
6-46-1
Wang X.[2]
Golubic V.
4-66-46-4
Li A.
Jacquemot E.
6-15-76-1
R16
Lys E.
Kudermetova P.
6-46-3
Golubic V.
Boulter K.[7]
7-661-66-4
Wang X.[2]
Gibson T.
1-66-26-3
Zakharova A.
Baptiste H.[8]
6-46-3
Cirstea S.
Teichmann J.
6-16-1
Samsonova L.[1]
Wang Y.
6-26-4
Jacquemot E.
Sierra S.
7-57-62
Li A.
Jovic I.
6-32-66-3
R32
Samsonova L.[1]
Dolehide C.
6-47-62
Jacquemot E.
Zhu L.
6-36-1
Sierra S.
Kartal S.[6]
4-66-47-62
Baptiste H.[8]
Ruse E.
6-27-62
Gibson T.
Minnen G.
7-626-4
Jovic I.
Potapova A.[4]
7-56-3
Kudermetova P.
Scott K.
6-46-4
Boulter K.[7]
Yuan Y.
6-46-3
Wang X.[2]
Lamens S.
6-26-736-2
Li A.
Starodubtseva Y.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.
Uchijima M.
6-46-1
Teichmann J.
Boisson L.[5]
6-41-66-4
Lys E.
Joint M.[3]
6-46-4
Golubic V.
Bronzetti L.
6-16-3
Wang Y.
Stearns P.
6-43-66-3
Zakharova A.
Birrell K.
5-76-46-3