Iva Jovic vs Taylah Preston — Hobart Semi-final

Hobart · WTA · Semi-final
Iva Jovic
USA3
Iva Jovic
#16WTA
1906ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.4MCAREER
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2026
hard
AUS
Taylah Preston
#117WTA
1600ELO
1590Hard ELO
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Jovic I.
4-6 6-4 6-1
Preston T.
Jovic I.
4662
Preston T.
6411

Iva Jovic defeated Taylah Preston 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the Hobart semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Iva Jovic came in ranked #16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Jovic I.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Preston T.

Preston T.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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

Serve & return on hard

Jovic I.Preston T.
40
Serve
—
70
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Jovic I.Preston T.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 36). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Jovic I.Preston T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
38
Break points saved·Dominant
95
54
Break points won·Even
98
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
28
Tiebreaks·
—
—

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Jovic I.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Preston T.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.6+257 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Hard Elo 1590
7.8Overall Elo 1906
ELO gap
2.2Overall Elo 1600
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.4
Surface form
6.1
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.9
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
Country comfort
4.0
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
Jovic I.Preston T.
Freshness·Clear edge
81
100

Jovic I.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Preston T.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw

Final
Cocciaretto E.
Jovic I.[3]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Jovic I.[3]
Preston T.
4-66-46-1
Cocciaretto E.
Ruzic A.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Preston T.
Raducanu E.[1]
6-26-4
Cocciaretto E.
Bondar A.
6-26-2
Jovic I.[3]
Linette M.[8]
6-36-756-2
Ruzic A.
Danilovic O.
6-36-3
R16
Raducanu E.[1]
Frech M.
W/O
Bondar A.
Maria T.[6]
7-677-5
Jovic I.[3]
Zarazua R.
6-16-2
Ruzic A.
Sierra S.
7-56-4
Cocciaretto E.
Li A.[4]
1-67-57-5
Danilovic O.
Stearns P.
7-626-1
Linette M.[8]
Wang X.
6-17-5
Preston T.
Sramkova R.
6-46-1
R32
Jovic I.[3]
Tjen J.
6-06-1
Zarazua R.
Baptiste H.
6-756-36-3
Danilovic O.
Kessler M.[2]
4-66-46-4
Maria T.[6]
Williams V.
6-46-3
Ruzic A.
Arango E.[7]
7-56-1
Linette M.[8]
Selekhmeteva O.
6-31-66-1
Stearns P.
Krejcikova B.
6-41-67-64
Preston T.
Bouzas Maneiro J.[5]
6-47-64
Wang X.
Gibson T.
6-26-3
Cocciaretto E.
Shimizu A.
6-36-4
Li A.[4]
Volynets K.
4-67-56-2
Raducanu E.[1]
Osorio C.
6-37-62
Frech M.
Jacquemot E.
6-46-0
Bondar A.
Seidel E.
6-06-1
Sierra S.
Mcnally C.
1-66-46-1
Sramkova R.
Gracheva V.
6-44-66-2