Francesca Jones vs Darya AstakhovaPalermo Round of 32

Palermo · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#113WTA
1619ELO
1621Clay ELO
25 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 21 July 2026 ·
clay
CAMPO 6 · 1st on
#227WTA
1511ELO
1505Clay ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWWW
Jones F.
6-3 6-2
Astakhova D.
Jones F.
662
Astakhova D.
320

Francesca Jones defeated Darya Astakhova in the Round of 32 of the Palermo tournament on clay, winning 6-3, 6-2. Jones converted 67% of her break points and secured four service breaks, while Astakhova converted 50% of her break points and secured one service break. Jones also had a higher first-serve win percentage, at 71%, compared to Astakhova's 58%.

Around the match

  • I love Italy, it's like a home — here the food is good and people live tennis with great passion. Yesterday it was important to rest and today I'm happy to have closed the match in two sets.

    Jones F.palermoladiesopen.it· 2026-07-21

Quotes belong to their sources, linked above.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
67%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
51%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
76
76
Break points saved·Dominant
80
55
Break points won·Even
96
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
70
97
Tiebreaks·
89

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

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 15:50 UTC
Jones F.81%
Astakhova D.19%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Strong favourite · Jones F. heavily favoured

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.4+116 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.6Clay Elo 1505
6.3Overall Elo 1619
ELO gap
3.6Overall Elo 1511
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
7.87 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
5.66 of last 10 on clay
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
0.04 three-setters in 14 days
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
52
89

Jones F.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 96 games (7d) · Astakhova D.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
35°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 35%

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