Na Li vs Dinara Safina — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2007
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Li N.
6-2 6-2
Safina D.
Li N.
662
Safina D.
22–

Na Li defeated Dinara Safina 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. 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
2005-04-25EstorilSFclayNa Li6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Clijsters K.
6-46-2
Williams S.
Vaidisova N.
7-656-4
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Chakvetadze A.
7-657-5
Clijsters K.
Hingis M.
3-66-46-3
Williams S.
Peer S.
3-66-28-6
Vaidisova N.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
R16
Vaidisova N.
Dementieva E.
6-36-3
Williams S.
Jankovic J.
6-36-2
Hingis M.
Li N.
4-66-36-0
Peer S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Clijsters K.
Hantuchova D.
6-17-5
Chakvetadze A.
Schnyder P.
6-46-1
Sharapova M.
Zvonareva V.
7-56-4
Safarova L.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-3
R32
Safarova L.
Yakimova A.
6-3
Chakvetadze A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-4
Schnyder P.
Molik A.
3-66-26-0
Sharapova M.
Garbin T.
6-36-1
Zvonareva V.
Ivanovic A.
6-16-2
Hantuchova D.
Harkleroad A.
6-767-56-3
Kuznetsova S.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-4
Peer S.
Golovin T.
3-67-57-5
Williams S.
Petrova N.
1-67-56-3
Hingis M.
Nakamura A.
6-26-1
Li N.
Safina D.
6-26-2
Clijsters K.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Mauresmo A.
Birnerova E.
6-36-1
Dementieva E.
Camerin M.
6-16-3
Vaidisova N.
Srebotnik K.
6-46-4
R64
Golovin T.
Ondraskova Z.
6-26-0
Williams S.
Kremer A.
7-646-2
Azarenka V.
Bartoli M.
6-07-5
Sharapova M.
Rodionova A.
6-06-3
Garbin T.
Voracova R.
6-17-5
Safina D.
Fedossova Y.
6-36-2
Li N.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-06-2
Nakamura A.
Mirza S.
6-36-2
Hingis M.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Dulko G.
6-16-2
Mauresmo A.
Puchkova O.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-2
Peer S.
Tu M.
6-36-0
Kirilenko M.
Vakulenko J.
4-66-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Adamczak M.
6-26-1
Dementieva E.
Muller M.
7-53-66-0
Camerin M.
Vesnina E.
4-66-38-6
Srebotnik K.
Benesova I.
7-606-766-1
Vaidisova N.
Sequera M.
6-26-1
Schnyder P.
Peng S.
7-56-3
Safarova L.
Schiavone F.
6-36-3
Yakimova A.
Sugiyama A.
6-22-610-8
Clijsters K.
Morigami A.
6-36-0
Molik A.
Kanepi K.
1-66-36-2
Zvonareva V.
Paszek T.
6-16-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Stosur S.
6-42-66-2
Ivanovic A.
Radwanska A.
6-23-66-2
Birnerova E.
Schruff J.
6-22-66-2
Bondarenko A.
Razzano V.
6-36-4
Harkleroad A.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Granville L.
6-25-76-1
Hantuchova D.
Loit E.
4-66-36-4
R128
Dominguez Lino L.
Rolle A.
6-36-4
Camerin M.
Flipkens K.
6-26-2
Bartoli M.
Dushevina V.
6-06-3
Clijsters K.
Bardina V.
6-06-0
Puchkova O.
Domachowska M.
6-26-4
Garbin T.
Gagliardi E.
3-66-26-1
Voracova R.
Shaughnessy M.
7-56-3
Rodionova A.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Pin C.
6-34-69-7
Mauresmo A.
Perry S.
6-36-4
Birnerova E.
Sucha M.
7-56-3
Schruff J.
Zheng J.
4-67-616-4
Sugiyama A.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-4
Yakimova A.
Pous Tio L.
6-24-67-5
Safarova L.
Brianti A.
6-36-1
Schiavone F.
Kloesel S.
6-46-4
Vaidisova N.
Craybas J.
6-45-76-1
Sequera M.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-4
Benesova I.
Voskoboeva G.
6-736-16-4
Srebotnik K.
Dellacqua C.
4-66-27-5
Vesnina E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-776-16-1
Muller M.
Cravero J.
6-06-3
Dementieva E.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Moore J.
6-26-0
Adamczak M.
Tulyaganova I.
6-16-4
Vakulenko J.
Likhovtseva E.
6-04-66-3
Kirilenko M.
Sprem K.
3-66-36-1
Golovin T.
Smashnova A.
6-36-1
Ondraskova Z.
Fernandez C.
6-46-2
Tu M.
Gallovits Hall E.
2-66-46-2
Peer S.
Oprandi R.
6-16-3
Jankovic J.
Wozniak A.
6-36-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Czink M.
1-66-19-7
Azarenka V.
Fedak Y.
6-25-76-4
Williams S.
Santangelo M.
6-26-1
Kremer A.
Krajicek M.
6-46-3
Dulko G.
Sun T.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-2
Hingis M.
Dechy N.
6-06-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Laine E.
4-66-29-7
Mirza S.
Savchuk O.
6-37-5
Nakamura A.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-0
Li N.
Bovina E.
6-46-3
Fedossova Y.
Castano C.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Bychkova E.
7-656-1
Hantuchova D.
Cornet A.
6-46-1
Loit E.
Rezai A.
6-34-66-3
Harkleroad A.
Yuan M.
6-36-0
Groenefeld A.
Zahlavova S.
6-46-1
Bondarenko A.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-17-66
Razzano V.
Pratt N.
6-786-46-0
Morigami A.
Pironkova T.
7-52-66-4
Schnyder P.
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Peng S.
Klepac A.
6-34-66-1
Molik A.
Chan Y.
6-27-64
Kanepi K.
Pennetta F.
7-57-63
Stosur S.
Koukalova K.
6-36-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Ferguson S.
7-56-3
Granville L.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-26-3
Chakvetadze A.
Bammer S.
6-47-5
Ivanovic A.
King V.
6-26-0
Radwanska A.
Lepchenko V.
5-76-36-2
Paszek T.
Beltrame S.
6-16-4
Zvonareva V.
Obziler T.
6-36-4