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Tsvetana Pironkova v Jelena Jankovic: stats compared | Lineball
Pironkova wins on return points won %. Jankovic’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2017: Pironkova 16 matches, Jankovic 25 matches.
Jankovic averages 3.4 aces a match to Pironkova’s 1.8 — 2 times as many.
Pironkova averages 1.9 double faults a match to Jankovic’s 5.
Pironkova has the better sets won %: 44.7 to Jankovic’s 35.
Winners’ edge: Pironkova’s team won 38%, Jankovic’s team won 24% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Jankovic has 25 matches, Pironkova 16 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
61.7First serve in %60.2#71 of 97
60.6First-serve points won %62.3#62 of 97
55.3Break points saved %57.6#27 of 97
43.2Return points won %40.3#94 of 97
1.828 total · best 4Acesper game3.486 total · best 8#24 of 97
10160 total · best 18Games wonper game10.5262 total · best 18
Head to head
07 matches since 20047
Hard · 3 matchesPironkova 0Jankovic 3
Clay · 3 matchesPironkova 0Jankovic 3
Grass · 1 matchPironkova 0Jankovic 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchPironkova 0Jankovic 1
Last meetings
25 Aug 2014 · US Open · Round of 64 · HardJankovic won 7-5 6-4
13 May 2013 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClayJankovic won 6-3 6-0
26 Apr 2010 · Stuttgart · Round of 16 · ClayJankovic won 6-2 6-2
11 June 2007 · Birmingham · Round of 32 · GrassJankovic won 6-4 6-1
16 Oct 2006 · Zurich · Round of 32 · HardJankovic won 3-6 6-4 6-1
2 Oct 2006 · Stuttgart · Round of 16 · HardJankovic won 4-6 6-2 7-5
24 Apr 2004 · Fed Cup G1 PO: SCG vs BUL · Round robin · ClayJankovic won
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2017.
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#67 of 97
53.5Break points converted %47.7#33 of 97
44.7Sets won %35.0#93 of 97
47.9Games won %45.4#93 of 97
1.117 total · best 2Sets wonper game0.821 total · best 2#90 of 97
1.321 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.639 total · best 2#95 of 97
10.9174 total · best 20Games lostper game · lower is better12.6315 total · best 20#94 of 97
0.12 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.25 total · best 1#68 of 97
1.931 total · best 5Double faultsper game · lower is better5125 total · best 12#86 of 97
72.41,158 total · best 142Serve pointsper game80.32,007 total · best 150#4 of 97
44.6714 total · best 94First serves inper game48.41,209 total · best 88#14 of 97