Victoria Azarenka vs Na LiWTA Championships Round Robin

WTA Championships · WTA · Round Robin
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1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2011
hard
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Azarenka V.
6-2 6-2
Li N.
Azarenka V.
662
Li N.
22

Victoria Azarenka defeated Na Li 6-2 6-2 in the WTA Championships round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in defending last year's round-robin. Victoria Azarenka extended 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
2011-05-23Roland GarrosQFclayNa Li7-5 6-2
2011-01-17Australian OpenR16hardNa Li6-3 6-3
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
Azarenka V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Li N.

Li N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

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

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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