Na Li vs Lucie SafarovaCincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2011
hard
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Li N.
6-3 6-4
Safarova L.
Li N.
662
Safarova L.
34

Na Li defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 16. Na Li extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Na Li closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-01-13Australian OpenR32hardNa Li1-6 7-6(2) 6-3
2012-08-06MontrealSFhardNa Li3-6 6-3 7-5
2012-04-23StuttgartR32clayNa Li7-6(4) 6-4
2012-01-09SydneyQFhardNa Li6-2 7-6(3)
2009-10-05BeijingR32hardNa Li4-6 6-0 6-4
2009-03-02MonterreyQFhardNa Li6-3 7-6(3)
2005-04-25EstorilFclayLucie Safarova6-7(4) 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.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
1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (175 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
82
44
Break points saved·Even
89
89
Break points won·Dominant
96
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
50

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
Weather
24°CPartly cloudy
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw