Taylor Townsend vs Iva Jovic — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
Taylor Townsend
USAQ
Taylor Townsend
#94WTA
1826ELO
1732Clay ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
0 — 2
Sets
Saturday, 9 May 2026 ·
clay
Iva Jovic
USA
Iva Jovic
#16WTA
1906ELO
1793Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$2.8MCAREER
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Townsend T.
5-7 2-6
Jovic I.
Townsend T.
520
Jovic I.
762

Iva Jovic defeated Taylor Townsend 7-5 6-2 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Iva Jovic came in ranked #16. Iva Jovic claimed a first win over Taylor Townsend in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Iva Jovic closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-04Indian WellsQ64hardTaylor Townsend6-1 6-2

Statistics

This season
Townsend T.Jovic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 43). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Townsend T.Jovic I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
95
Break points won·Dominant
31
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
35
92
Tiebreaks·
92
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Townsend T.Jovic I.
Freshness·Even
75
76

Townsend T.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d) · Jovic I.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw