Z. Sonmez vs I. Jovic — Prediction & Analysis

Guadalajara · WTA Guadalajara - 1/8-finals · Sept. 16, 2026 · 16:00 UTC

TennisEdge's AI bot is backing Z. Sonmez (moneyline) at 5.00 in Z. Sonmez vs I. Jovic (Guadalajara on 2026-09-16).

Surface hard Odds Z. Sonmez 5.00 · I. Jovic 1.12

Bot bet

Z. Sonmez (moneyline) @ 5.00 · 1.75u
Pending — published before the match, graded in public.
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Profiles: Z. Sonmez · I. Jovic · head-to-head record · Guadalajara

Model probabilities

Independent estimates of who wins, each from a different method. The blend is what the bot prices against the market.

Method Z. Sonmez I. Jovic
Elo
ratings-based, surface-weighted
33.5% 66.5%
Machine learning
29-feature gradient-boosted model
31.9% 68.2%
Serve / return
point-by-point simulation
28.7% 71.3%
Blend
what the bot actually prices off
31.3% 68.7%
Market implied
de-vigged from the opening odds
18.3% 81.7%

We publish how well these score against the closing market, including where they lose: how accurate are tennis predictions?

Elo ratings

PlayerSurfaceEloRecordMatches
Z. Sonmez hard1730 97–71168
I. Jovic hard1867 74–35109

Our own ratings, computed from match results since 2018. Players with fewer than 5 rated matches are omitted rather than shown at a provisional starting value. Last updated Sept. 14, 2026.

Recent form

Z. Sonmez

W I. Shymanovich 2 - 0 Sept. 14, 2026
L C. Gauff 0 - 2 Sept. 1, 2026
L A. Anisimova 0 - 2 Aug. 15, 2026
W D. Kasatkina 1 - 2 Aug. 13, 2026
L M. Sakkari 2 - 0 Aug. 5, 2026

I. Jovic

L C. Gauff 0 - 2 Sept. 7, 2026
W A. Eala 2 - 1 Sept. 5, 2026
W F. Jones 2 - 0 Sept. 3, 2026
W M. Frech 2 - 0 Sept. 2, 2026
L M. Bouzkova 2 - 0 Aug. 19, 2026

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