Na Li vs Flavia Pennetta — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2006
hard
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Li N.
6-4 6-1
Pennetta F.
Li N.
662
Pennetta F.
41–

Na Li defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-1 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Na Li narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-03Indian WellsSFhardFlavia Pennetta7-6(5) 6-3
2014-01-13Australian OpenQFhardNa Li6-2 6-2
2010-01-11SydneyR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 7-6(4)
2006-01-02Gold CoastR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Li N.

Serve advantage — Li N.

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.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Clear edge
67%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
82
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
83
Break points won·Slight edge
96
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
69
Tiebreaks·Even
75
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Schiavone F.
4-67-57-5
Semi-finals
Henin J.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-1
Schiavone F.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Vaidisova N.
Hantuchova D.
6-33-1
Schiavone F.
Clijsters K.
W/O
Henin J.
Petrova N.
W/O
Kuznetsova S.
Ivanovic A.
7-636-3
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Safina D.
6-3
Clijsters K.
Li N.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Fedak Y.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Mauresmo A.
6-37-5
Hantuchova D.
Schnyder P.
3-66-36-4
Petrova N.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-2
Henin J.
Dushevina V.
6-26-2
Schiavone F.
Yan Z.
3-67-656-1
R32
Kirilenko M.
Dulko G.
6-43-0
Ivanovic A.
Peng S.
6-26-4
Safina D.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-1
Dushevina V.
Zvonareva V.
6-43-66-1
Li N.
Pennetta F.
6-46-1
Vaidisova N.
Stosur S.
6-44-66-1
Yan Z.
Chakvetadze A.
6-36-3
Schiavone F.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Asagoe S.
6-15-77-5
Hantuchova D.
Mirza S.
6-42-66-2
Fedak Y.
Likhovtseva E.
6-43-66-3
Henin J.
Hingis M.
6-36-3