Na Li vs Dinara Safina — Estoril Semi-final

Estoril · WTA · Semi-final
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 April 2005
clay
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Li N.
6-1 6-1
Safina D.
Li N.
662
Safina D.
11–

Na Li defeated Dinara Safina 6-1 6-1 in the Estoril semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Na Li narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-11MadridR32clayDinara Safina6-3 7-6(2)
2008-08-11OlympicsSFhardDinara Safina7-6(3) 7-5
2007-01-15Australian OpenR32hardNa Li6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Li N.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Li N.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
67%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
82
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
79
Break points won·Clear edge
96
84
Deciding sets·Even
83
79
Tiebreaks·Even
75
77

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Safarova L.
Li N.
6-746-46-3
Semi-finals
Safarova L.
Dulko G.
7-636-0
Li N.
Safina D.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Craybas J.
6-46-2
Dulko G.
Zheng J.
6-26-1
Li N.
Randriantefy D.
6-36-1
Safarova L.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-24-66-1
R16
Diaz Oliva M.
Savchuk O.
6-26-3
Safarova L.
Krajicek M.
3-67-667-5
Randriantefy D.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
4-66-06-2
Li N.
Pratt N.
7-56-1
Dulko G.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-3
Zheng J.
Muller M.
6-36-4
Safina D.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Craybas J.
Cervanova L.
6-46-1
R32
Safina D.
Schaul C.
6-26-1
Bondarenko K.
Czink M.
7-56-3
Zheng J.
Nagyova H.
3-66-26-4
Craybas J.
Mihalache M.
6-36-1
Krajicek M.
Beltrame S.
3-66-46-3
Diaz Oliva M.
Gloria M.
6-16-1
Safarova L.
Ruano Pascual V.
7-56-736-0
Bondarenko A.
Dokic J.
6-23-66-2
Muller M.
Marrero M.
6-46-4
Cervanova L.
Parra Santonja A.
6-46-0
Li N.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-41-66-3
Pratt N.
Serra Zanetti A.
2-66-16-1
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Osterloh L.
0-67-56-1
Savchuk O.
Pennetta F.
6-37-68
Randriantefy D.
Silva N.
6-26-2
Dulko G.
Foretz Gacon S.
7-626-2