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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 2014: Jankovic 60 matches, Williams 60 matches.
Williams averages 7.2 aces a match to Jankovic’s 2.5 — 2.9 times as many.
Williams averages a sets lost every 2.9 matches to Jankovic’s 0.8.
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 75.4 to Jankovic’s 66.
Williams ranks 1st of 37 in WTA Tour 2014 for titles per match.
Williams ranks 1st of 88 in WTA Tour 2014 for first-serve points won %.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 87%, Jankovic’s team won 63% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
–Titlesper game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 37
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
62.9#36 of 88First serve in %59.0#66 of 88
66.0#20 of 88First-serve points won %75.4★ #1 of 88
58.6#16 of 88Break points saved %62.4★ #2 of 88
46.3#16 of 88Return points won %47.9#8 of 88
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 2014.
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2.5147 total · best 9#34 of 88Acesper game7.2432 total · best 19★ #2 of 88
11.5690 total · best 19#28 of 88Games wonper game12.1723 total · best 18#13 of 88
48.6#19 of 88Break points converted %50.2#12 of 88
63.4#11 of 88Sets won %83.6★ #1 of 88
56.0#10 of 88Games won %63.3★ #1 of 88
0.01 total · best 1#53 of 56Finalsper game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 56
1.483 total · best 2#18 of 88Sets wonper game1.8107 total · best 2★ #1 of 88
0.848 total · best 2#8 of 88Sets lostper game · lower is better0.421 total · best 2★ #1 of 88
9.1543 total · best 18#7 of 88Games lostper game · lower is better7.0419 total · best 18★ #1 of 88
0.214 total · best 2#47 of 88Tiebreaksper game0.18 total · best 2#82 of 88
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