Iva Jovic vs Magda LinetteHobart Quarter-final

Hobart · WTA · Quarter-final
#16WTA
1906ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.4MCAREER
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2026
hard
#59WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Jovic I.
6-3 6-7 6-2
Linette M.
Jovic I.
66562
Linette M.
37721

Iva Jovic defeated Magda Linette 6-3 6-7 6-2 in the Hobart quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Iva Jovic came in ranked #16, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Iva Jovic extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Iva Jovic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-21MadridR64clayIva Jovic6-4 6-1
2024-08-26US OpenR128hardIva Jovic6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Jovic I.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Jovic I.

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

Jovic I.Linette M.
40
Serve
26
70
Return
10

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
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
4.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
91
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
86
Break points won·Clear edge
98
75
Deciding sets·Even
92
89
Tiebreaks·
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.7+68 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.3Hard Elo 1780
5.5Overall Elo 1906
ELO gap
4.5Overall Elo 1831
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.4
Surface form
4.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.9
Minutes 14d
6.2
7.0
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
Country comfort
4.5
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
84
98

Jovic I.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Linette M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 54%