Na Li vs Vera Zvonareva — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006
hard
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Li N.
6-4 6-4
Zvonareva V.
Li N.
662
Zvonareva V.
44–

Na Li defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-4 6-4 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Zvonareva came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Na Li narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Na Li edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-12-30ShenzhenR32hardNa Li7-5 6-3
2010-10-04BeijingSFhardVera Zvonareva6-3 6-3
2009-03-23MiamiR32hardNa Li6-4 3-6 6-2
2009-03-09Indian WellsR16hardVera Zvonareva6-4 6-4
2008-08-11OlympicsBRhardVera Zvonareva6-0 7-5
2008-02-18DohaSFhardVera Zvonareva3-6 6-3 6-3
2007-03-05Indian WellsQFhardNa Li6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Zvonareva V.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.Zvonareva V.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Zvonareva V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
82
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
79
Break points won·Even
96
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
92
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Mauresmo A.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Hingis M.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Sugiyama A.
6-17-62
Quarter-finals
Petrova N.
Li N.
6-46-4
Mauresmo A.
Vinci R.
6-46-0
Sugiyama A.
Schruff J.
6-36-2
Hingis M.
Kuznetsova S.
7-676-2
R16
Schruff J.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-3
Sugiyama A.
Myskina A.
7-626-766-4
Vinci R.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-3
Hingis M.
Schiavone F.
6-16-2
Mauresmo A.
Bartoli M.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-36-2
Li N.
Hantuchova D.
4-67-656-1
Petrova N.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-2
R32
Bartoli M.
Uberoi N.
6-07-65
Vinci R.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
6-06-1
Hingis M.
Washington M.
6-16-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Uberoi S.
6-06-1
Li N.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-4
Schruff J.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Bondarenko A.
Dushevina V.
7-616-1
Daniilidou E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Peschke K.
7-645-76-1
Sugiyama A.
Sfar S.
6-36-3
Kirilenko M.
Li T.
6-26-4