Williams v Jankovic
WTA Tour 2007
Lineball analyst8–5
Serena Williams takes it, 8–5 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 2007: Williams 45 matches, Jankovic 102 matches.
- Jankovic has the better first serve in %: 70.5 to Williams’s 60.
- Williams averages 5.8 aces a match to Jankovic’s 1.7 — 3.5 times as many.
- Williams has 22 sets lost (one every 2 matches) to Jankovic’s 65 sets lost (one every 1.6 matches).
- Jankovic ranks 4th of 68 in WTA Tour 2007 for first serve in %.
- Williams ranks 6th of 26 in WTA Tour 2007 for titles per match.
- Williams ranks 9th of 68 in WTA Tour 2007 for first-serve points won %.
- Longevity: Jankovic has 102 matches, Williams 45 — 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.
- 0.02 total · best 1#6 of 26Titlesper game0.04 total · best 1#7 of 26
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 60.0#51 of 68First serve in %70.5#4 of 68
- 69.1#9 of 68First-serve points won %63.8#30 of 68
- 56.2#25 of 68Break points saved %55.0#37 of 68
- 46.3#16 of 68Return points won %
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
Titles, oldest to newest in 2007.
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