WTA 1000 · Round of 32 · Rome
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Jovic
🪃 Counterpuncher
Townsend
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 56% vs 🤖 Servebot across 643 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 servebot's high ace rate. 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 | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.18 | 1.69 |
| ROI % | +18.0% | +33.2% |
| Units P/L | +0.36u | +1.66u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Jovic
0
Townsend
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Jovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Townsend's 29%).
| Opponent | Jovic | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Leylah Fernandez | L 63 36 26 | L 46 67 |
| Sofia Kenin | W 75 75 | W 63 60 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 62 76 | L 36 61 26 |
| Nikola Bartunkova | W 63 67 63 | W 61 64 |
| Elisabetta Cocciaretto | L 46 46 | L 36 26 |
| Jessica Bouzas Maneiro | W 64 64 | L 46 16 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | L 46 63 26 | L 61 67 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Jovic | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.4% | 68.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.7% | 65.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.7% | 48.6% |
| Aces / Match | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 43.1% | 58.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.5% | 36.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.1% | 54.4% |
| BP Converted % | 53.6% | 51% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.1% | 51.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 60% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Iva Jovic and Taylor Townsend face off in the Round of 32 at Rome on Clay.
Iva Jovic leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Iva Jovic is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emma Navarro (May 17).
Taylor Townsend is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Iva Jovic (May 5).
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