Na Li vs Elena Baltacha — Eastbourne Round of 32

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 32
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 June 2009
grass
GBR
Elena Baltacha
42 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLW
Li N.
6-2 7-5
Baltacha E.
Li N.
672
Baltacha E.
25–

Na Li defeated Elena Baltacha 6-2 7-5 in the Eastbourne round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Baltacha came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Na Li narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Na Li closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-02CopenhagenR16hardNa Li6-3 6-2
2010-06-14EastbourneR32grassElena Baltacha6-7(6) 0-0 RET
2010-03-08Indian WellsR64hardElena Baltacha7-6(6) 2-6 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Baltacha E.

Baltacha E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Li N.

Serve advantage — Li N.

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.Baltacha E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 87). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Baltacha E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
82
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
68
Break points won·Dominant
96
56
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
60
Tiebreaks·
75
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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
15°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 85%

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.
Razzano V.
7-657-5
Semi-finals
Razzano V.
Bartoli M.
6-41-0
Wozniacki C.
Wozniak A.
3-66-46-4
Quarter-finals
Bartoli M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Makarova K.
6-36-2
Wozniak A.
Dushevina V.
6-16-0
Razzano V.
Radwanska A.
7-657-5
R16
Makarova K.
Mauresmo A.
7-687-613
Dushevina V.
Petrova N.
5-71-0
Radwanska A.
Li N.
3-1
Wozniak A.
Zheng J.
7-636-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Bammer S.
6-17-5
Wozniacki C.
Stosur S.
6-15-76-1
Bartoli M.
Chakvetadze A.
7-56-3
Razzano V.
Dementieva E.
6-03-67-64
R32
Zheng J.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-2
Wozniak A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-06-3
Dushevina V.
Sugiyama A.
6-767-56-4
Petrova N.
Ivanovic A.
6-14-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Zvonareva V.
6-31-66-3
Makarova K.
Gajdosova J.
7-676-1
Chakvetadze A.
Jankovic J.
6-756-36-2
Radwanska A.
Radwanska U.
6-16-1
Razzano V.
Cornet A.
7-636-2
Dementieva E.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2
Stosur S.
Lisicki S.
6-26-1
Li N.
Baltacha E.
6-27-5
Wozniacki C.
Kleybanova A.
6-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-746-1
Bammer S.
Keothavong A.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Dulko G.
6-36-1