Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Na Li — Stuttgart Round of 16

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2009
clay
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
Kuznetsova S.
4-6 6-4 7-5
Li N.
Kuznetsova S.
4672
Li N.
6451

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Na Li 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending last year's round of 32. Svetlana Kuznetsova extended the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

Head to head

5–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-10SydneyQFhardNa Li3-6 7-6(4) 6-3
2010-04-26StuttgartR16clayNa Li6-3 7-5
2008-10-06MoscowR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 7-5
2008-09-15TokyoR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 1-6 6-3
2008-08-11OlympicsR64hardNa Li7-6(5) 6-4
2006-09-18BeijingQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 4-6 6-4
2006-06-26WimbledonR32grassNa Li3-6 6-2 6-3
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR32claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 7-6(4)
2004-09-20BeijingR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Li N.

Li N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

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
Kuznetsova S.Li N.
1st serve in·Even
66%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Li N.
Clutch Rating·Even
79
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
89
Break points won·Slight edge
89
96
Deciding sets·Even
85
83
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
75

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
14°CDrizzle
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Safina D.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Pennetta F.
3-67-56-0
Kuznetsova S.
Dementieva E.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Dulko G.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Radwanska A.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Jankovic J.
2-66-46-4
Dementieva E.
Bartoli M.
6-24-66-3
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Li N.
4-66-47-5
Pennetta F.
Petrova N.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Lisicki S.
7-55-76-3
Bartoli M.
Wozniacki C.
7-666-4
Radwanska A.
Pironkova T.
6-36-3
Dementieva E.
Szavay A.
7-646-1
Safina D.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Dulko G.
Azarenka V.
6-46-3
R32
Pennetta F.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-0
Lisicki S.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Dementieva E.
Groenefeld A.
6-43-66-3
Szavay A.
Sugiyama A.
6-32-67-64
Bartoli M.
Sprem K.
6-32-66-1
Azarenka V.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Errani S.
6-06-1
Hantuchova D.
Cornet A.
6-36-1
Pironkova T.
Brianti A.
0-66-46-4
Radwanska A.
Wozniak A.
7-626-0
Jankovic J.
Cibulkova D.
6-16-1
Petrova N.
Zheng J.
6-45-76-4
Kuznetsova S.
Petkovic A.
6-45-76-1
Li N.
Peng S.
6-26-3
Dulko G.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Benesova I.
6-37-5