Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Iva JovicWimbledon Round of 32

Wimbledon · WTA · Round of 32
#19WTA
1825ELO
1730Grass ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Friday, 3 July 2026 ·
grass
#16WTA
1906ELO
1798Grass ELO
$1.3MYTD
$2.4MCAREER
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10
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Alexandrova E.
vs
Jovic I.

Ekaterina Alexandrova faces Iva Jovic in the Wimbledon round of 32 on grass. Iva Jovic is the paper favourite — ranked #16, defending last year's round of 128, a roughly 70-point grass Elo advantage — but Ekaterina Alexandrova has won their only previous meeting, though none on grass.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 22:20 UTC
Alexandrova E.31%
Jovic I.69%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Jovic I. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.2Grass Elo 1730
Surface ELO
5.8+67 Grass Elo edge
4.6Overall Elo 1825
ELO gap
5.4Overall Elo 1906
5.0First meeting on grass
H2H
5.0First meeting on grass
7.17 of last 10 on grass
Surface form
7.98 of last 10 on grass
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
5.7Won 62% in GBR (21)
Country comfort
Context
6.0Reached the last 16 here last year
Defending pts
6.0Reached the R128 here last year

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.

Form trajectory

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

15 vs 23 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Jovic I.

Jovic I.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
75
89

Alexandrova E.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 53 games (7d) · Jovic I.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather forecast
20°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 47%

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-26US OpenR64hardEkaterina Alexandrova4-6 6-4 7-5
R128
R64
R32
R16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Bartunkova N.
Krejcikova B.
Pegula J.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Alexandrova E.
Jovic I.
Bencic B.
Kalinskaya A.
Liu C.
Gauff C.