Na Li vs Kaia Kanepi — Birmingham Quarter-final

Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 June 2010
grass
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Li N.
6-4 6-2
Kanepi K.
Li N.
662
Kanepi K.
42–

Na Li defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-4 6-2 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Na Li came in defending last year's final. Na Li extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-01-04AucklandR32hardKaia Kanepi6-1 6-3
2008-08-11OlympicsR16hardNa Li4-6 6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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.Kanepi K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Kanepi K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
82
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
69
Break points won·Dominant
96
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
15

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Li N.
Sharapova M.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Li N.
Rezai A.
6-13-66-3
Sharapova M.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-24-66-1
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-4
Rezai A.
Errani S.
7-627-5
Li N.
Kanepi K.
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-756-46-3
R16
Kanepi K.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-26-2
Errani S.
Erakovic M.
7-656-4
Rezai A.
Lucic M.
7-56-3
Li N.
Kerber A.
4-66-37-5
Sharapova M.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-1
Karatantcheva S.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-736-2
Wickmayer Y.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Chakvetadze A.
4-67-56-1
R32
Wickmayer Y.
Robson L.
7-56-4
Errani S.
Perry S.
6-24-66-1
Chakvetadze A.
Petkovic A.
6-46-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Wozniak A.
6-26-4
Tanasugarn T.
Mirza S.
4-67-56-1
Karatantcheva S.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-4
Rybarikova M.
Makarova K.
7-54-67-65
Kudryavtseva A.
King V.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.
Mattek Sands B.
6-06-3
Li N.
Keothavong A.
6-26-4
Kerber A.
Morita A.
6-17-67
Larcher De Brito M.
Govortsova O.
6-14-67-5
Rezai A.
Rodionova A.
6-36-4
Lucic M.
Sprem K.
6-35-77-63
Erakovic M.
Craybas J.
3-66-46-4
Kanepi K.
Gajdosova J.
7-657-5
R64
Kanepi K.
Baltacha E.
6-10-0
Rybarikova M.
Kulikova R.
5-72-2
Robson L.
Voegele S.
6-40-1
Kudryavtseva A.
Watson H.
6-46-3
Makarova K.
Chang K.
6-36-3
Keothavong A.
Parmentier P.
4-67-57-5
Larcher De Brito M.
Dzehalevich E.
6-24-66-3
Morita A.
Camerin M.
6-23-66-2
Kerber A.
Doi M.
6-33-66-3
Gajdosova J.
Coin J.
7-642-66-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Zahlavova S.
7-654-66-0
Chakvetadze A.
South M.
3-66-46-4
Perry S.
Broady N.
6-46-4
Craybas J.
Ferguson S.
7-54-67-63
Erakovic M.
Czink M.
7-56-4
Sprem K.
Barrois K.
5-77-657-64
Lucic M.
Duque Marino M.
6-16-2
Rodionova A.
Krajicek M.
6-36-3
Mattek Sands B.
Brianti A.
4-66-46-2
King V.
Flipkens K.
6-46-0
Karatantcheva S.
Obrien K.
6-36-4
Mirza S.
Chan Y.
6-16-4
Tanasugarn T.
Osterloh L.
6-26-2
Wozniak A.
Molik A.
7-56-1