Na Li vs Angelique Kerber — Birmingham Round of 16

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 16
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 June 2010
grass
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Li N.
4-6 6-3 7-5
Kerber A.
Li N.
4672
Kerber A.
6351

Na Li defeated Angelique Kerber 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's final. Na Li extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

6–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-12CincinnatiR16hardNa Li6-4 6-4
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardNa Li6-4 6-3
2012-08-13CincinnatiFhardNa Li1-6 6-3 6-1
2012-05-07MadridR16clayNa Li7-5 6-4
2012-03-05Indian WellsQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-2
2010-10-04BeijingR16hardNa Li6-2 6-0
2010-08-02CopenhagenQFhardNa Li6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.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.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
82
87
Break points saved·Even
89
91
Break points won·Even
96
95
Deciding sets·Even
83
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
90

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