Na Li vs Victoria AzarenkaAustralian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2011
hard
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Li N.
6-3 6-3
Azarenka V.
Li N.
662
Azarenka V.
33

Na Li defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's quarter-final. Na Li narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsRRhardNa Li6-2 6-1
2013-01-14Australian OpenFhardVictoria Azarenka4-6 6-4 6-3
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardVictoria Azarenka7-6(4) 6-3
2012-05-07MadridQFclayVictoria Azarenka3-6 6-3 6-3
2012-01-09SydneyFhardVictoria Azarenka6-2 1-6 6-3
2011-10-24WTA ChampionshipsRRhardVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-2
2011-05-23Roland GarrosQFclayNa Li7-5 6-2
2010-08-16MontrealR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-3
2009-09-28TokyoQFhardNa Li7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(4)
2007-12-31Gold CoastFhardNa Li4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Li N.

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
1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (175 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
82
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
94
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
96
Tiebreaks·Even
75
77

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
19°CDrizzle
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

R128
Goerges J.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-34-66-3
Kanepi K.
Rybarikova M.
2-66-46-3
Petkovic A.
Craybas J.
6-16-2
Keothavong A.
Rodionova A.
7-56-4
Zahlavova S.
Voracova R.
6-36-1
Williams V.
Errani S.
6-36-2
Schiavone F.
Parra Santonja A.
6-746-26-4
Marino R.
Namigata J.
6-24-66-3
Niculescu M.
Bacsinszky T.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.
Rodionova A.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Parmentier P.
6-43-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-2
Rus A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-13-67-5
Baltacha E.
Hampton J.
3-66-47-5
Henin J.
Mirza S.
5-76-36-1
Bartoli M.
Garbin T.
6-06-0
Dolonc V.
Pous Tio L.
7-56-2
Sevastova A.
Hercog P.
6-47-65
Wickmayer Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-32-66-4
Cibulkova D.
Kerber A.
6-26-746-4
Brianti A.
Hradecka L.
6-47-5
King V.
Paszek T.
6-746-06-3
Wozniacki C.
Dulko G.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Bammer S.
6-26-1
Jovanovski B.
Chang K.
7-56-1
Koukalova K.
Oudin M.
6-13-66-1
Safarova L.
Zhang S.
7-54-66-1
Kirilenko M.
Oprandi R.
6-35-78-6
Benesova I.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-06-1
Barrois K.
Amanmuradova A.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Flipkens K.
6-47-64
Peer S.
Johansson M.
6-16-1
Cirstea S.
Lucic M.
6-46-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Larsson J.
6-26-1
Kvitova P.
Peers S.
6-26-4
Chakvetadze A.
Govortsova O.
6-36-4
Dushevina V.
Camerin M.
6-33-66-1
Stosur S.
Davis L.
6-16-1
Clijsters K.
Safina D.
6-06-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Mchale C.
4-66-36-4
Cornet A.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Arn G.
6-34-66-2
Makarova K.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-410-8
Tsurenko L.
Schnyder P.
6-26-3
Molik A.
Vinci R.
1-66-38-6
Petrova N.
Pervak K.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Date Krumm K.
6-44-67-5
Martic P.
Ferguson S.
7-660-66-3
Halep S.
Kremer A.
6-33-66-2
Kleybanova A.
Falconi I.
6-16-0
Morita A.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Lepchenko V.
7-54-66-3
Peng S.
Bondarenko K.
2-66-38-6
Jankovic J.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-07-65
Azarenka V.
Woerle K.
6-06-2
Hlavackova A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
7-56-4
Scheepers C.
Sprem K.
4-66-46-2
Kulikova R.
Hantuchova D.
7-633-69-7
Strycova B.
Rezai A.
6-03-67-5
Dokic J.
Ondraskova Z.
6-36-2
Rodina E.
Rogowska O.
6-36-1
Li N.
Arvidsson S.
6-17-5
Sharapova M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-3
Razzano V.
Vesnina E.
4-66-36-3