Ann Li vs Emerson Jones — Japan Open - Osaka Round of 32
Why
Surface+82 Hard Elo edgeSupports Li A.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1806Supports Li A.
Recent run2-match win streakAgainst the prediction · Jones E.
Head-to-headNo prior meetingsBoth players
This eventDidn't play here last yearBoth players
ELO1 963
Hard ELO1 820
Last 107–3
Age26
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $4.6M2026 $1.5M
ELO1 735
Hard ELO1 665
Last 105–5
Age18
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $693K2026 $388K
Ann Li faces Emerson Jones in the Japan Open - Osaka round of 32 on hard. Ann Li holds the paper edge — ranked #31, a roughly 80-point hard Elo advantage.
Key context
- Freshness: Ann Li comes in with 2 days of rest and 115 games in 14d, vs Emerson Jones's 0 and 69.
- Serve & return: Ann Li brings the bigger serve (Serve Rating 49), Emerson Jones the stronger return game (Return Rating 37).
- Last match: Emerson Jones advanced when Taylah Preston retired.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsLi A. and Jones E. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Li A. went 2–4 (33%) against them, Jones E. 1–4 (20%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).
2–433%Li A. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–420%Jones E. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
4–10Sets1–8
50–71Games26–48
1–0Tiebreaks0–0
1–0Deciding sets0–0
vs Svitolina E.#6L2-6 3-6Beijing · hardL2-6 4-6Miami · hard
vs Swiatek I.#9W7-6 2-6 3-0Madrid · clayL1-6 2-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Navarro E.#27L1-6 3-6Strasbourg · clayL3-6 3-6Adelaide · hard
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vs Samsonova L.#43L4-6 3-6Rome · clayL4-6 1-6Brisbane · hard
vs Preston T.#86Hard to compareW5-7 6-2 6-2Nottingham · grassW6-0Japan Open - Osaka · hard
Head-to-head
They have not met before.
Evidence
Li A.Jones E.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss7–3 (ahead)5–5
Season win rate55% (30–25)55% (26–21) (ahead)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO1963 (ahead)1735
Hard-court ELO1820 (ahead)1665
Serve vs returnLast 53 vs 44 matches
1st-serve points won69% (ahead)63%
Return points won42%45% (ahead)
Aces / match5.2 (ahead)1.7
ClutchLast 53 vs 44 matches
Break points saved60% (ahead)54%
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Ann Li vs Emerson Jones — Japan Open - Osaka Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-20/jones-vs-li-japan-open-osaka-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 20 October 2026).