Na Li vs Venus Williams — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2010
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Li N.
2-6 7-6 7-5
Williams V.
Li N.
27772
Williams V.
66451

Na Li defeated Venus Williams 2-6 7-6 7-5 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Na Li extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-13CincinnatiSFhardNa Li7-5 3-6 6-1
2008-08-11OlympicsQFhardNa Li7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Williams V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
83
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
83
Break points won·Clear edge
96
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
30
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Li N.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
17°CDrizzle
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Henin J.
6-43-66-2
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Li N.
7-647-61
Henin J.
Zheng J.
6-16-0
Quarter-finals
Zheng J.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-3
Henin J.
Petrova N.
7-637-5
Li N.
Williams V.
2-67-647-5
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
4-67-646-2
R16
Kirilenko M.
Safina D.
5-4
Azarenka V.
Zvonareva V.
4-66-46-0
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Zheng J.
Bondarenko A.
7-656-4
Petrova N.
Kuznetsova S.
6-33-66-1
Williams V.
Schiavone F.
3-66-26-1
Henin J.
Wickmayer Y.
7-631-66-3
Li N.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-3
R32
Li N.
Hantuchova D.
7-53-66-2
Henin J.
Kleybanova A.
3-66-46-2
Williams V.
Dellacqua C.
6-17-64
Schiavone F.
Radwanska A.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Dulko G.
6-17-5
Azarenka V.
Garbin T.
6-06-2
Wozniacki C.
Peer S.
6-46-0
Williams S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-06-3
Stosur S.
Brianti A.
6-46-1
Kirilenko M.
Vinci R.
7-57-64
Safina D.
Baltacha E.
6-16-2
Zheng J.
Bartoli M.
5-76-36-0
Bondarenko A.
Jankovic J.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.
Kerber A.
3-67-56-4
Petrova N.
Clijsters K.
6-06-1
Wickmayer Y.
Errani S.
6-16-746-3
R64
Dellacqua C.
Sprem K.
7-647-66
Hantuchova D.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-1
Peer S.
Pironkova T.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Goerges J.
6-36-1
Safina D.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Baltacha E.
Bondarenko K.
6-27-5
Vinci R.
King V.
7-677-5
Kirilenko M.
Meusburger Y.
6-36-1
Bartoli M.
Zahlavova S.
6-46-4
Zheng J.
Martinez Sanchez M.
2-66-26-3
Bondarenko A.
Hercog P.
6-47-5
Jankovic J.
Obrien K.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-2
Kerber A.
Rezai A.
6-26-3
Petrova N.
Kanepi K.
6-46-4
Clijsters K.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-3
Wickmayer Y.
Pennetta F.
7-626-1
Errani S.
Makarova K.
6-26-3
Kleybanova A.
Cirstea S.
6-46-3
Henin J.
Dementieva E.
7-57-66
Williams V.
Bammer S.
6-27-5
Schiavone F.
Coin J.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-06-2
Li N.
Szavay A.
3-67-56-2
Azarenka V.
Voegele S.
6-46-0
Williams S.
Kvitova P.
6-26-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Petkovic A.
6-16-4
Brianti A.
Lisicki S.
2-66-46-4
Stosur S.
Barrois K.
7-56-3
Zvonareva V.
Benesova I.
6-06-3
Dulko G.
Ivanovic A.
6-767-56-4
Garbin T.
Shvedova Y.
6-756-26-0
R128
Hercog P.
Fedak Y.
6-46-0
Errani S.
Koukalova K.
6-27-65
Bondarenko A.
Woerle K.
6-26-2
Martinez Sanchez M.
Rodina E.
6-06-0
Zahlavova S.
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-1
Bartoli M.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-1
Kirilenko M.
Sharapova M.
7-643-66-4
Meusburger Y.
Bacsinszky T.
6-44-66-2
Vinci R.
Groenefeld A.
7-56-4
King V.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-757-5
Bondarenko K.
Olaru R.
6-27-66
Baltacha E.
Parmentier P.
6-43-67-5
Strycova B.
Kulikova R.
7-656-7106-3
Safina D.
Rybarikova M.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Dulgheru A.
1-67-510-8
Makarova K.
Razzano V.
6-26-3
Kleybanova A.
Dokic J.
6-17-5
Cirstea S.
Rogowska O.
6-32-66-2
Henin J.
Flipkens K.
6-46-3
Dementieva E.
Dushevina V.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Safarova L.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Kucova K.
6-26-0
Stosur S.
Han X.
6-13-66-2
Barrois K.
Amanmuradova A.
6-07-66
Williams S.
Radwanska U.
6-26-1
Kvitova P.
Craybas J.
6-17-5
Petkovic A.
Voracova R.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Morita A.
7-56-4
Lisicki S.
Martic P.
6-16-4
Brianti A.
Lepchenko V.
6-03-66-1
Bammer S.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-2
Dellacqua C.
Yakimova A.
6-23-66-4
Sprem K.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-2
Schiavone F.
Cornet A.
0-67-56-0
Coin J.
Molik A.
3-67-646-3
Kudryavtseva A.
Oudin M.
2-67-57-5
Radwanska A.
Maria T.
6-16-0
Li N.
Erakovic M.
6-26-0
Szavay A.
Dubois S.
6-36-2
Arvidsson S.
Gajdosova J.
6-24-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Kutuzova V.
3-66-17-5
Peer S.
Hradecka L.
6-756-26-1
Pironkova T.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-4
Goerges J.
Paszek T.
6-03-66-3
Wozniacki C.
Wozniak A.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-26-0
Voegele S.
Czink M.
7-56-759-7
Shvedova Y.
Date Krumm K.
6-46-2
Garbin T.
Vesnina E.
7-656-4
Ivanovic A.
Perry S.
6-26-3
Dulko G.
Kucova Z.
6-05-77-5
Benesova I.
Chang K.
7-56-2
Pennetta F.
Chakvetadze A.
6-33-66-2
Clijsters K.
Tetreault V.
6-06-4
Tanasugarn T.
Karatantcheva S.
6-17-60
Kanepi K.
Chan Y.
7-646-2
Petrova N.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-36-4
Rezai A.
Mirza S.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Govortsova O.
6-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sevastova A.
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.
Rodionova A.
6-16-2
Obrien K.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
6-46-0
Zheng J.
Peng S.
0-66-16-2