Jelena Jankovic #2 def. Venus Williams #8

6-7(8) 7-5 6-2

Jelena Jankovic defeated Venus Williams 6-7(8) 7-5 6-2 in the 2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJelena JankovicVenus Williams
Aces28
Double faults45
First serve %7357
First serve points won %7078
Second serve points won %4740
Break points saved %8855
Break points converted %4512
Service points won %6462
Return points won %3836
Total points won %5248

Player Comparison

FieldJelena JankovicVenus Williams
Country SRB USA
Birth dateFeb 28, 1985Jun 17, 1980
Age2328
Height177 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)28
Ranking points (entering)4,0702,271
Elo (entering)2,0802,067
Current career W-L552–337782–299
Current career earnings$19,089,259$43,194,440
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jelena Jankovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Zvonareva #97-6(8) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2008QF
Alona Bondarenko #346-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2008R16

Jelena Jankovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nadia Petrova #186-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2008F

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dinara Safina #36-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2008QF
Kateryna Volodko #546-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2008R16
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #846-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2008R32