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WTA Ningbo, ChinaWomen's Singles · Round of 16 · HardCompleted
6-4, 6-3Center Court1h 22m

Keys to Victory

6
Breaks of serve
Jovic broke serve 6 times to Paolini's 3.
70%
1st-serve points won
Jovic won 70% of first-serve points to Paolini's 39%.
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Jovic's break dominance and first-serve firepower carried the Round of 16 victory over Paolini in Ningbo.
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Game flow

JovicPaolini▼ break of serve
Set 147 min▾
0-11-11-2▼1-3▼2-33-33-44-4▼5-46-4
6-4
Jovic601515304040Ad
Paolini415153030304040
Break
Jovic5015303040
Paolini41515153030
Jovic4153040
Paolini4000
Jovic31515153030
Paolini4015303040
Jovic300153040
Paolini31530303030
Break
Jovic21530303040
Paolini300153030
Break
Jovic100151530
Paolini31530304040
Jovic101530404040404040
Paolini2151515153040Ad40Ad
Jovic115304040
Paolini100015
Jovic0001515
Paolini115303040

Jovic broke for 5-4 to clinch the set 6-4, with Paolini's sole resistance a 5 minute hold for 2-1 saving both break points.

Set 235 min▾
▼1-02-0▼3-0▼3-1▼4-1▼4-24-35-3▼6-3
6-3
Break
Jovic61530304040
Paolini300151530
Jovic515304040
Paolini300015
Jovic415303040404040
Paolini30015153040Ad
Break
Jovic41530303030
Paolini200153040
Break
Jovic4153040
Paolini1000
Break
Jovic30151515
Paolini115153040
Break
Jovic3001530
Paolini015303030
Jovic2153040
Paolini0000
Break
Jovic1015303040
Paolini01515153030

Jovic broke for 1-0, 3-0 and 4-1, then broke again for 6-3, while Paolini broke for 1-3 and 2-4 but saved two break points in a hold for 3-4.

Match Stats

JovicPaolini
3
Aces
0
6
Double faults
2
61%
1st serve in
60%
70%
1st serve pts won
41%
6/11 (55%)
Break points won
3/4 (75%)
6/9 (67%)
Service games won
4/10 (40%)
6/10 (60%)
Return games won
3/9 (33%)
34/62 (55%)
Return points won
19/49 (39%)
64
Total points won
47
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.