Na Li vs Elena Dementieva — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2007
hard
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Li N.
3-6 6-1 7-5
Dementieva E.
Li N.
3672
Dementieva E.
6151

Na Li defeated Elena Dementieva 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Na Li claimed a first win over Elena Dementieva in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-05BeijingR16hardElena Dementieva6-2 6-0
2008-08-25US OpenR16hardElena Dementieva6-4 6-1
2006-03-06Indian WellsR16hardElena Dementieva6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

Dementieva E.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Dementieva E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
49%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.2

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

Clutch

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

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
Clijsters K.
Jankovic J.
4-67-616-4
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.
Vaidisova N.
6-44-66-4
Clijsters K.
Li N.
6-11-67-5
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Mauresmo A.
7-56-0
Clijsters K.
Peer S.
6-26-1
Li N.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-1
Vaidisova N.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-2
R16
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
6-24-2
Srebotnik K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-2
Mauresmo A.
Golovin T.
6-747-56-1
Jankovic J.
Stosur S.
6-27-62
Li N.
Dementieva E.
3-66-17-5
Clijsters K.
Pratt N.
6-16-2
Peer S.
Schnyder P.
7-636-2
Vaidisova N.
Fedak Y.
6-36-1
R32
Li N.
Schiavone F.
6-47-5
Golovin T.
Peng S.
6-47-5
Srebotnik K.
Bovina E.
6-36-1
Dementieva E.
Sugiyama A.
6-737-636-0
Pratt N.
Safina D.
4-66-36-2
Peer S.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-2
Schnyder P.
Dushevina V.
6-34-66-3
Vaidisova N.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-4
Fedak Y.
Bartoli M.
7-626-2
Stosur S.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-4
Ivanovic A.
Dellacqua C.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Hingis M.
6-44-66-3