Taylor Townsend vs Iva JovicRome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
#80WTA
1826ELO
1732Clay ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWW
0 — 2
Sets
Saturday, 9 May 2026 ·
clay
#16WTA
1906ELO
1793Clay ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.4MCAREER
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
Townsend T.
5-7 2-6
Jovic I.
Townsend T.
520
Jovic I.
762

Iva Jovic defeated Taylor Townsend 7-5 6-2 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Iva Jovic came in ranked #16.

Key context

  • Match story: Iva Jovic closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Townsend T.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Jovic I.

Jovic I.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Even serve battle

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
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
73
91
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Dominant
55
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
92
Tiebreaks·
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.5Clay Elo 1732
Surface ELO
5.5+61 Clay Elo edge
4.6Overall Elo 1826
ELO gap
5.4Overall Elo 1906
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.5
Surface form
6.0
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
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
Freshness·Slight edge
97
86

Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Jovic I.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

R128
R64
R32
R16
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