Williams v Jankovic
WTA Tour 2006
Lineball analyst10–3
Serena Williams takes it, 10–3 on categories
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. Jankovic’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2006: Williams 16 matches, Jankovic 72 matches.
- Jankovic has the better first serve in %: 68.1 to Williams’s 59.2.
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 74 to Jankovic’s 62.4.
- Williams averages 5.9 aces a match to Jankovic’s 1.7 — 3.4 times as many.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 75%, Jankovic’s team won 63% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Jankovic has 72 matches, Williams 16 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- 59.2First serve in %68.1#13 of 85
- 74.0First-serve points won %62.4#34 of 85
- 62.9Break points saved %54.3#41 of 85
- 46.0Return points won %46.3#16 of 85
- 5.994 total · best 12Acesper game1.7123 total · best 9#26 of 85
- 11.8189 total · best 18Games wonper game12.1870 total · best 18
Head to head
1014 matches
since 20044
since 20044
- Hard · 11 matchesWilliams 8Jankovic 3
- Clay · 2 matchesWilliams 1Jankovic 1
- Grass · 1 matchWilliams 1Jankovic 0
- Grand Slams · 3 matchesWilliams 2Jankovic 1
- Finals · 4 matchesWilliams 4Jankovic 0
Last meetings
- 11 Aug 2014 · Cincinnati · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-1 6-3
- 17 Feb 2014 · Dubai · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-2 6-2
- 21 Oct 2013 · WTA Championships · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-4 2-6 6-4
- 30 Sept 2013 · Beijing · Final · HardWilliams won 6-2 6-2
- 1 Apr 2013 · Charleston · Final · ClayWilliams won 3-6 6-0 6-2
- 30 July 2012 · Olympics · Round of 64 · Grass
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2006.
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