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Jelena Jankovic v Serena Williams: stats compared | Lineball
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 2011: Jankovic 60 matches, Williams 25 matches.
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 76.8 to Jankovic’s 65.2.
Williams has the better break points saved %: 67.5 to Jankovic’s 56.9.
Williams averages 8 aces a match to Jankovic’s 2.5 — 3.2 times as many.
Williams ranks 1st of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for first-serve points won %.
Williams ranks 2nd of 33 in WTA Tour 2011 for titles per match.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 88%, Jankovic’s team won 63% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Jankovic has 60 matches, Williams 25 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
–Titlesper game0.12 total · best 1★ #2 of 33
63.9#34 of 85First serve in %58.9#57 of 85
65.2#27 of 85First-serve points won %76.8★ #1 of 85
56.9#23 of 85Break points saved %67.5★ #1 of 85
46.8#12 of 85Return points won %45.4#31 of 85
2.5150 total · best 10#27 of 85Acesper game
Head to head
414 matches since 200410
Hard · 11 matchesJankovic 3Williams 8
Clay · 2 matchesJankovic 1Williams 1
Grass · 1 matchJankovic 0Williams 1
Grand Slams · 3 matchesJankovic 1Williams 2
Finals · 4 matchesJankovic 0Williams 4
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 2011.
Jankovic––––––––––
Williams–1–––––––
8
200 total · best 14
★ #1 of 85
12.0721 total · best 18#12 of 89Games wonper game12.7318 total · best 17★ #1 of 89
45.0#58 of 85Break points converted %47.1#44 of 85
63.6#14 of 89Sets won %79.0★ #1 of 89
57.5#9 of 89Games won %63.2★ #1 of 89
0.02 total · best 1#25 of 54Finalsper game0.13 total · best 1★ #1 of 54
1.589 total · best 2#13 of 89Sets wonper game1.845 total · best 2★ #1 of 89
0.951 total · best 2#15 of 89Sets lostper game · lower is better0.512 total · best 2★ #2 of 89
8.9534 total · best 17#12 of 89Games lostper game · lower is better7.4185 total · best 17★ #2 of 89
0.15 total · best 1#86 of 89Tiebreaksper game0.25 total · best 1#61 of 89
3.6214 total · best 9#60 of 85Double faultsper game · lower is better2.562 total · best 7#26 of 85
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