Na Li vs Patty Schnyder — Gold Coast Semi-final
Na Li defeated Patty Schnyder 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the Gold Coast semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Patty Schnyder came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Na Li dropped the opening set before beating Patty Schnyder 3–6 6–3 7–5.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedLi N. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
12 shared · last 12 monthsLi N. and Schnyder P. faced 12 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Li N. went 7–6 (54%) against them, Schnyder P. 10–7 (59%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 4 better-results split).
7–654%Li N. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents10–759%Schnyder P. · better vs 4
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
18–15Sets23–18
162–147Games212–183
1–0Tiebreaks1–4
3–4Deciding sets4–3
vs Dushevina V.W6-2 6-3Strasbourg · clayW6-3 4-6 6-3Sydney · hard- vs Dementieva E.W3-6 6-1 7-5Sydney · hardW7-6 6-0San Diego · hard
vs Hingis M.L6-4 3-6 0-6Australian Open · hardW6-4 6-0Berlin · grass
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- vs Chakvetadze A.L6-4 5-7 2-6Miami · hardL4-6 1-6Australian Open · hard
vs Stosur S.L2-6 4-6Tokyo · hardW6-4 6-4Rome · clay
vs Schiavone F.W6-4 7-5Sydney · hardW6-7 6-3 6-3Dubai · hard
vs Medina Garrigues A.L4-6 5-7Charleston · clayW6-3 6-4Doha · hard
vs Bondarenko A.W5-7 6-3 6-2Indian Wells · hardW6-4 3-6 8-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Jankovic J.W6-3 7-6Indian Wells · hardL1-6 3-6Rome · clay
vs Hantuchova D.L5-7 6-4 1-6Indian Wells · hardL3-6 7-5 5-7Luxembourg · hard
vs Paszek T.W6-2 6-0Miami · hardL6-4 4-6 6-7US Open · hard
vs Shvedova Y.W4-6 6-2 6-0Birmingham · grassW7-5 6-2Stanford · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–222
Hard: Schnyder P. leads 2–1 · Grass: Li N. leads 1–0
- Li N.January 2008Gold CoastThis matchHard3-6 6-3 7-5
- Li N.May 2006BerlinGrass2-6 7-6 7-6
- Schnyder P.February 2005DubaiHard6-3 7-6
- Schnyder P.February 2005DohaHard7-5 3-6 7-5
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchLi N.Schnyder P.2 143ELO1 7362 094Hard ELO1 7284–6Last 105–525Age29172 cmHeight168 cmRightPlaysLeft
Cite this
Na Li beat Patty Schnyder 3-6 6-3 7-5. Umpiry, "Na Li vs Patty Schnyder — Gold Coast Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-01-04/li-vs-schnyder-gold-coast-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 4 January 2008).