Venus Williams vs Jelena Jankovic — US Open Quarter-final
US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
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1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2007 ·
hard
Williams V.4-6 6-1 7-6
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
4672
Jankovic J.
6161
Venus Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 4-6 6-1 7-6 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in defending last year's semi-final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–7.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped the opening set before beating Jelena Jankovic 4–6 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
7–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-06 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Venus Williams | 1-6 7-6 6-1 |
| 2015-10-12 | Hong Kong | SF | hard | Jelena Jankovic | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2012-04-02 | Charleston | R32 | clay | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2010-05-03 | Rome | QF | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2009-10-31 | Doha | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 5-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 2009-10-26 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Venus Williams | 5-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 2008-11-03 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Venus Williams | 6-2 2-6 6-3 |
| 2008-09-29 | Stuttgart | SF | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 6-7 7-5 6-2 |
| 2008-05-12 | Rome | QF | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 5-7 6-2 6-3 |
| 2007-05-28 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 6-4 4-6 6-1 |
| 2007-04-09 | Charleston | SF | clay | Jelena Jankovic | 3-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 2006-06-26 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Jelena Jankovic | 7-6 4-6 6-4 |
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | QF | clay | Venus Williams | 5-7 6-4 6-1 |
| 2005-07-25 | Stanford | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
53
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
53
46
Break points won·Slight edge
92
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
29
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
56
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
95
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Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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