Emerson Jones vs Donna Vekic — Austin 125 1 Round of 16

Austin 125 1 · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
AUS
Emerson Jones
#135WTA
1671ELO
1664Hard ELO
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026
hard
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#34WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Jones E.
6-3 7-6
Vekic D.
Jones E.
6772
Vekic D.
364–

Emerson Jones defeated Donna Vekic 6-3 7-6 in the Austin 125 1 round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #34.

Key context

  • Match story: Emerson Jones closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Jones E.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Jones E.

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

Jones E.Vekic D.
—
Serve
6
—
Return
36

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

Statistics

This season
Jones E.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.2
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Jones E.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Vekic D.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.7Hard Elo 1664
Surface ELO
5.3+72 Hard Elo edge
4.4Overall Elo 1671
ELO gap
5.6Overall Elo 1807
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.2
Surface form
4.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.4
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
Jones E.Vekic D.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
95

Jones E.: 17 days rest · Vekic D.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Tararudee L.
Andreescu B.
6-33-66-3
Semi-finals
Andreescu B.
Badosa P.
6-23-66-3
Tararudee L.
Birrell K.
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Badosa P.
Kraus S.
7-56-1
Andreescu B.
Jones E.
6-43-66-3
Tararudee L.
Zakharova A.
6-36-4
Birrell K.
Kessler M.
6-737-636-0
R16
Tararudee L.
Mcnally C.
6-34-66-3
Badosa P.
Sun L.
6-17-66
Kraus S.
Selekhmeteva O.
6-21-66-4
Andreescu B.
Zarazua R.
6-37-5
Jones E.
Vekic D.
6-37-64
Kessler M.
Juvan K.
5-76-46-2
Zakharova A.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-06-2
Birrell K.
Rakhimova K.
6-21-66-2
R32
Sun L.
Navarro E.
6-46-4
Zakharova A.
Golubic V.
7-57-5
Badosa P.
Ruse E.
2-66-27-5
Kraus S.
Stefanini L.
6-36-4
Selekhmeteva O.
Yuan Y.
6-46-3
Andreescu B.
Sierra S.
6-32-66-3
Zarazua R.
Blinkova A.
6-36-746-4
Jones E.
Inglis M.
6-46-1
Vekic D.
Marcinko P.
6-36-4
Mcnally C.
Starodubtseva Y.
7-54-66-4
Tararudee L.
Galfi D.
6-47-65
Fruhvirtova L.
Haddad Maia B.
6-36-746-4
Birrell K.
Seidel E.
7-676-1
Rakhimova K.
Lamens S.
5-76-16-4
Juvan K.
Sakatsume H.
6-46-4
Kessler M.
Waltert S.
7-666-3