Jankovic v Williams
WTA Tour 2017
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Serena Williams takes it, 10–2 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 2017: Jankovic 25 matches, Williams 9 matches.
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 79 to Jankovic’s 62.3.
- Williams averages 7.9 aces a match to Jankovic’s 3.4 — 2.3 times as many.
- Williams has the better sets won %: 89.5 to Jankovic’s 35.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 89%, Jankovic’s team won 24% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Jankovic has 25 matches, Williams 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Williams (9 matches) — treat the averages with care.
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.
- –Titlesper game0.11 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.11 total · best 1
- 60.2#71 of 97First serve in %56.2
- 62.3#62 of 97First-serve points won %79.0
- 57.6#27 of 97Break points saved %61.9
- 40.3#94 of 97Return points won %45.5
Head to head
414 matches
since 200410
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 2017.
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