SF Italian Open 2010

Jelena Jankovic #7 def. Serena Williams #1

4-6 6-3 7-6(5)

Jelena Jankovic defeated Serena Williams 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) in the 2010 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJelena JankovicSerena Williams
Aces45
Double faults89
First serve %69.0%53.0%
First serve points won %66.0%69.0%
Second serve points won %31.0%37.0%
Break points saved %65.0%68.0%
Break points converted %32.0%35.0%
Service points won %55.0%54.0%
Return points won %46.0%45.0%
Total points won %51.0%49.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJelena JankovicSerena Williams
Country SRB USA
Birth dateFeb 28, 1985Sep 26, 1981
Age2528
Height177 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)71
Ranking points (entering)4,7407,946
Elo (entering)1,9782,173
Current career W-L552–337837–172
Current career earnings$19,089,259$94,948,662
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jelena Jankovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Venus Williams #46-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2010QF
Yanina Wickmayer #126-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2010R16
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #1286-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2010R32

Jelena Jankovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #266-7(5) 5-7LH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2010F

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Kirilenko #376-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2010QF
Andrea Petkovic #496-2 3-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2010R16
Timea Bacsinszky #487-6(2) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2010R32