Grand Slam · French Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Jovic
🪃 Counterpuncher
Eala
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 66% vs 🧱 The Wall across 586 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Iva Jovic here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the wall's elite returner. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Jovic | Eala |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.18 | 1.84 |
| ROI % | +18.0% | -2.6% |
| Units P/L | +0.36u | -0.13u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
First career meeting
Jovic and Eala have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Jovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Eala's 30%).
| Opponent | Jovic | Eala |
|---|---|---|
| Coco Gauff | L 75 57 26 | L 06 26 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 36 36 | L 46 36 |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 63 36 26 | L 16 46 |
| Magda Linette | W 64 61 | W 63 76 |
| Alycia Parks | W 63 62 | L 60 36 26 |
| Linda Noskova | W 63 60 | L 26 06 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 62 76 | W 61 76 |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich | W 76 63 | W 26 64 76 |
| Janice Tjen | W 60 61 | L 46 16 |
| Emiliana Arango | W 64 61 | L 06 62 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Jovic | Eala |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.4% | 63.1% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.7% | 58.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.7% | 48.5% |
| Aces / Match | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 43.1% | 51.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.5% | 33.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.1% | 49.3% |
| BP Converted % | 53.6% | 44% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.1% | 47.7% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 60% | 44% |
Last five matches per player
Match summary
Iva Jovic and Alexandra Eala meet at the French Open on May 26 on clay. Jovic, ranked 17th, holds a 57% win rate on the surface; Eala, at 38th, sits at 39% over the same sample. The two have no prior head-to-head record, leaving this matchup wide open on the red clay.
Jovic has won six of her last ten matches but arrives with a two-match losing streak. Eala has taken four of ten in recent play and carries a single loss from her last outing. Among common opponents, Jovic defeated Alycia Parks, Emiliana Arango, and Linda Noskova while Eala lost to all three, though Eala did beat Julia Riera when Jovic fell.
Jovic plays as a counterpuncher, reading the court and striking from a reactive position rather than dictating play. Eala is a defensive player who builds points through consistency and retrieval. On clay, Jovic's ability to reset rallies and convert short balls will test Eala's depth and movement, while Eala will need her court coverage and patience to outlast an opponent who thrives on pace and angles.
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