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Serena Williams v Jelena Jankovic: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on titles. Jankovic’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2009: Williams 62 matches, Jankovic 65 matches.
Williams has 3 titles (one every 20 matches) to Jankovic’s 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Williams averages 5.7 aces a match to Jankovic’s 1.6 — 3.5 times as many.
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 74 to Jankovic’s 63.1.
Williams ranks 1st of 71 in WTA Tour 2009 for first-serve points won %.
Williams ranks 2nd of 29 in WTA Tour 2009 for titles per match.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 81%, Jankovic’s team won 71% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.13 total · best 1★ #2 of 29Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1#14 of 29
0.02 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
60.3#45 of 71First serve in %64.5#18 of 71
74.0★ #1 of 71First-serve points won %63.1#32 of 71
59.3#6 of 71Break points saved %54.2#36 of 71
45.3#29 of 71Return points won %
Head to head
1014 matches 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 2009.
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46.6
#11 of 71
5.7356 total · best 20★ #2 of 71Acesper game1.6106 total · best 6#47 of 71
12.5777 total · best 21★ #3 of 73Games wonper game12.0779 total · best 18#11 of 73
45.5#52 of 71Break points converted %48.7#23 of 71
74.6★ #1 of 73Sets won %67.6#8 of 73
59.0★ #2 of 73Games won %56.1#13 of 73
0.14 total · best 1#5 of 47Finalsper game0.13 total · best 1#14 of 47
1.7103 total · best 2★ #1 of 73Sets wonper game1.598 total · best 2#11 of 73
0.635 total · best 2★ #1 of 73Sets lostper game · lower is better0.747 total · best 2#7 of 73
8.7541 total · best 19#7 of 73Games lostper game · lower is better9.4609 total · best 19#13 of 73
0.316 total · best 2#22 of 73Tiebreaksper game0.319 total · best 2#5 of 73
Williams won 6-3 6-1
3 May 2010 · Rome · Semifinal · ClayJankovic won 4-6 6-3 7-6(5)
25 Aug 2008 · US Open · Final · HardWilliams won 6-4 7-5
24 Mar 2008 · Miami · Final · HardWilliams won 6-1 5-7 6-3
14 Jan 2008 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardJankovic won 6-3 6-4