Na Li vs Victoria Azarenka — Gold Coast Final
Gold Coast · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2007
hard
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Li N.4-6 6-3 6-4
Azarenka V.
Li N.
4662
Azarenka V.
6341
Na Li defeated Victoria Azarenka 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Gold Coast final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 6–4. Na Li narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.
Key context
- Match story: Na Li dropped the opening set before beating Victoria Azarenka 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
4–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-21 | WTA Championships | RR | hard | Na Li | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2013-01-14 | Australian Open | F | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2012-10-22 | WTA Championships | RR | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 7-6(4) 6-3 |
| 2012-05-07 | Madrid | QF | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 3-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2012-01-09 | Sydney | F | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-2 1-6 6-3 |
| 2011-10-24 | WTA Championships | RR | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2011-05-23 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Na Li | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2011-01-17 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Na Li | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2010-08-16 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2009-09-28 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Na Li | 7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(4) |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
82
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
94
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
96
Tiebreaks·Even
75
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Final
Li N.
Azarenka V.
4-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Li N.
Vaidisova N.
6-36-3
Schnyder P.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-4
Peer S.
Safina D.
4-66-17-68
Azarenka V.
Cibulkova D.
6-13-66-3
R16
Peer S.
Schruff J.
6-00-0
Mauresmo A.
Dechy N.
6-36-4
Vaidisova N.
Maria T.
6-46-2
Li N.
Adamczak M.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Schiavone F.
2-66-36-4
Safina D.
Pennetta F.
6-42-66-4
Azarenka V.
Fedak Y.
6-46-2
Cibulkova D.
Garbin T.
7-56-1
R32
Schiavone F.
Shaughnessy M.
0-60-1
Li N.
Bammer S.
6-44-66-4
Garbin T.
Petrova N.
5-77-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Razzano V.
6-26-2
Azarenka V.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-3
Fedak Y.
Szavay A.
3-67-56-2
Safina D.
Gajdosova J.
4-66-16-2
Pennetta F.
Bacsinszky T.
6-46-1
Schruff J.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-1
Peer S.
Ditty J.
3-66-06-2
Mauresmo A.
Savchuk O.
6-16-1
Dechy N.
Yan Z.
6-26-2
Schnyder P.
Kleybanova A.
6-16-3
Adamczak M.
Vesnina E.
7-643-67-5
Maria T.
Nakamura A.
7-56-3
Vaidisova N.
Dellacqua C.
5-77-56-0