Francesca Jones vs Federica UrgesiRome Round of 16

Rome · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#123WTA
1619ELO
1621Clay ELO
25 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
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Wednesday, 15 July 2026 ·
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#287WTA
1546ELO
1532Clay ELO
21 yrs
Last 10
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Jones F.
vs
Urgesi F.

Francesca Jones faces Federica Urgesi in the Rome round of 16 on clay. Francesca Jones is the paper favourite — ranked #123, a roughly 90-point clay Elo advantage — but Federica Urgesi arrives in form, winning 5 of their last 6 on clay to Francesca Jones's 3.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 00:20 UTC
Jones F.75%
Urgesi F.25%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Jones F. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 66% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.1+89 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Clay Elo 1532
6.0Overall Elo 1619
ELO gap
4.0Overall Elo 1546
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
5.15 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
7.27 of last 10 on clay
Fatigue & Travel
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
3-set count
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play 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

Jones F.Rising
Urgesi F.Stable

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

18 vs 26 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
67%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
53%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Jones F.serving35% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Urgesi F.

Urgesi F.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Jones F.

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
80

Jones F.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather forecast
30°CClear
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 36%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.