Alexandra Eala and Iva Jovic meet in the first round at French Open on Tuesday. Iva Jovic has won 5 of the last 10. Alexandra Eala is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (4 of the last 10).
Iva Jovic leads the head-to-head 1-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Jovic — worth more than the overall number this week.
Hold strength tells the story — 63% versus 58.3% on first-serve points in Jovic's favor. Eala needs several things to break right at once; the percentages say they usually don't.