Na Li vs Kim Clijsters — Miami Round of 16

Miami · 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, 19 March 2007
hard
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Li N.
4-6 6-4 6-2
Clijsters K.
Li N.
4662
Clijsters K.
6421

Na Li defeated Kim Clijsters 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the Miami round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 64. Na Li narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Na Li dropped the opening set before beating Kim Clijsters 4–6 6–4 6–2.

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-01-16Australian OpenR16hardKim Clijsters4-6 7-6(6) 6-4
2011-01-17Australian OpenFhardKim Clijsters3-6 6-3 6-3
2011-01-10SydneyFhardNa Li7-6(3) 6-3
2009-08-31US OpenQFhardKim Clijsters6-2 6-4
2007-01-08SydneySFhardKim Clijsters6-1 1-6 7-5
2006-06-26WimbledonQFgrassKim Clijsters6-4 7-5
2006-01-09SydneyR16hardKim Clijsters6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Clijsters K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Li N.

Serve advantage — Clijsters K.

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.Clijsters K.
1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
47%
48%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 124). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Clijsters K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
82
71
Break points saved·Even
89
87
Break points won·Clear edge
96
82
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
74
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
66

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Henin J.
0-67-56-3
Semi-finals
Henin J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Peer S.
7-646-1
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Petrova N.
7-647-64
Chakvetadze A.
Li N.
4-67-56-2
Williams S.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-4
Peer S.
Garbin T.
6-06-3
R16
Vaidisova N.
Dushevina V.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-1
Henin J.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Li N.
Clijsters K.
4-66-46-2
Garbin T.
Radwanska A.
6-46-2
Chakvetadze A.
Santangelo M.
6-17-5
Petrova N.
Safina D.
3-66-26-4
Peer S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-66-3
R32
Garbin T.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-36-2
Petrova N.
Bychkova E.
6-16-1
Henin J.
Razzano V.
6-22-67-65
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Chakvetadze A.
Golovin T.
6-16-3
Santangelo M.
Jankovic J.
2-67-636-4
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
2-66-27-5
Williams S.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Clijsters K.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Safina D.
Sugiyama A.
6-43-66-1
Dushevina V.
Kanepi K.
6-16-1
Vaidisova N.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Hingis M.
4-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-2
Peer S.
Vakulenko J.
7-657-5
Li N.
Srebotnik K.
6-06-1
R64
Srebotnik K.
Jidkova A.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Yakimova A.
6-46-0
Vakulenko J.
Schiavone F.
3-67-606-4
Safarova L.
Loit E.
6-07-5
Clijsters K.
Morigami A.
4-66-06-0
Jankovic J.
Peng S.
6-26-4
Golovin T.
Poutchek T.
6-17-68
Hantuchova D.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-56-0
Dushevina V.
Bartoli M.
7-652-66-4
Peer S.
Castano C.
6-26-1
Williams S.
Rodionova A.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Zheng J.
6-36-4
Stosur S.
Puchkova O.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Bardina V.
6-16-0
Razzano V.
Muller M.
6-47-62
Safina D.
Granville L.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Schnyder P.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Dechy N.
6-43-67-62
Hingis M.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-47-5
Shvedova Y.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Tu M.
6-46-2
Li N.
Paszek T.
6-26-0
Bychkova E.
Beltrame S.
6-47-5
Garbin T.
Harkleroad A.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Chan Y.
6-36-2
Santangelo M.
Craybas J.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Krajicek M.
4-67-56-2
Kuznetsova S.
Bondarenko K.
7-646-756-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-37-5
Henin J.
King V.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-3
R128
Castano C.
Gajdosova J.
6-37-5
Poutchek T.
Tulyaganova I.
0-66-30-0
Vakulenko J.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-3
Chan Y.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-26-3
Bychkova E.
Rezai A.
6-16-4
Yakimova A.
Camerin M.
7-55-76-2
Granville L.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-60
Azarenka V.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-4
Bondarenko K.
Nakamura A.
6-20-66-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Dechy N.
Pin C.
6-16-3
Williams V.
Fedak Y.
7-56-2
Krajicek M.
Tatishvili A.
6-37-62
Shvedova Y.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
Harkleroad A.
Albanese L.
6-46-2
Dushevina V.
Pratt N.
6-33-66-3
Radwanska A.
Perry S.
6-26-1
Benesova I.
Dulko G.
6-36-3
Peng S.
Vesnina E.
6-06-0
Kanepi K.
Pironkova T.
6-46-4
King V.
Sun T.
7-647-5
Rodionova A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-56-4
Razzano V.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Tu M.
Oprandi R.
6-36-2
Loit E.
Bammer S.
2-66-36-1
Craybas J.
Vinci R.
6-32-66-0
Bardina V.
Ancic S.
6-36-2
Paszek T.
Molik A.
6-36-4
Jidkova A.
Martic P.
4-66-47-65
Larcher De Brito M.
Shaughnessy M.
3-66-27-63
Puchkova O.
Arvidsson S.
2-66-36-2
Morigami A.
Wozniak A.
6-17-5