Elena Dementieva vs Na LiIndian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006
hard
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Dementieva E.
6-3 6-2
Li N.
Dementieva E.
662
Li N.
32

Elena Dementieva defeated Na Li 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Elena Dementieva extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-05BeijingR16hardElena Dementieva6-2 6-0
2008-08-25US OpenR16hardElena Dementieva6-4 6-1
2007-01-08SydneyR16hardNa Li3-6 6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Li N.

Li N.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
80
82
Break points saved·Even
86
89
Break points won·Even
92
96
Deciding sets·Even
87
83
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
75

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
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw