Smitkova v Jankovic

Jelena Jankovic takes it, 10–3 on categories

Jankovic wins on first serve in %. Smitkova’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Smitkova 49 matches, Jankovic 918 matches.

• Smitkova averages 4.8 aces a match to Jankovic’s 1.8 — 2.6 times as many.
• Jankovic has the better sets won %: 61.1 to Smitkova’s 36.5.
• Jankovic averages 1.4 sets won a match to Smitkova’s 0.9 (63% more).
• Winners’ edge: Jankovic’s team won 62%, Smitkova’s team won 33% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Jankovic has 918 matches across 17 seasons, Smitkova 49 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.