Victoria Azarenka vs Na Li — Istanbul Round Robin
Victoria Azarenka defeated Na Li 6-2 6-2 in the Istanbul round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Azarenka dropped just 4 games past Na Li.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedAzarenka V. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
16 shared · last 12 monthsAzarenka V. and Li N. faced 16 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Azarenka V. went 17–7 (71%) against them, Li N. 11–7 (61%). Results against comparable opponents are close (6 : 3 better-results split).
17–771%Azarenka V. · better vs 6Record vs common opponents11–761%Li N. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
38–17Sets25–19
275–204Games214–197
2–1Tiebreaks1–3
5–3Deciding sets5–3
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654W6-4 4-6 6-2Rome · clayW6-4 3-6 6-2New Haven · hard
vs Kvitova P.L6-7 4-6Madrid · clayL3-6 1-6Madrid · clay- vs Strycova B.W6-2 6-4Luxembourg · hardW6-3 6-7 6-3Roland Garros · clay
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vs Clijsters K.L3-6 2-6Sydney · hardL6-3 3-6 3-6Australian Open · hard
vs Wozniacki C.L0-3Indian Wells · hardW3-6 7-5 6-3Australian Open · hard- vs Benesova I.W6-0 6-3Wimbledon · grassW6-1 6-4Madrid · clay
- vs Sharapova M.L6-4 0-3Rome · clayW6-4 7-5Roland Garros · clay
vs Arvidsson S.W6-1 6-1Madrid · clayW6-1 7-5Australian Open · hard
vs Peng S.W4-6 6-2 7-6Dubai · hardL6-4 3-6 3-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Hantuchova D.W6-3 3-6 6-2Wimbledon · grassL6-7 3-6Eastbourne · grass- vs Koukalova K.W6-3 7-5Tokyo · hardL2-6 1-6Doha · hard
- vs Larsson J.W6-1 6-3US Open · hardL5-7 7-6 6-7Miami · hard
vs Vinci R.W6-3 6-2Roland Garros · clayW2-6 6-2 6-1Madrid · clay- vs Safarova L.W6-3 3-6 6-2Madrid · clayW6-3 6-4Cincinnati · hard
vs Paszek T.W6-3 6-1Wimbledon · grassW7-5 6-4Eastbourne · grass
vs Niculescu M.W6-2 6-2Luxembourg · hardL4-6 0-6Beijing · hard
Head-to-head
6 meetings · Li N. leads 4–224
Clay: level 1–1 · Hard: Li N. leads 3–1
- Azarenka V.October 2011IstanbulThis matchClay6-2 6-2
- Li N.May 2011Roland GarrosClay7-5 6-2
- Li N.January 2011Australian OpenHard6-3 6-3
- Azarenka V.August 2010MontrealHard6-3 6-3
- Li N.September 2009TokyoHard7-6 4-6 7-6
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchAzarenka V.Li N.1 933ELO2 1431 779Clay ELO1 8446–4Last 104–622Age29180 cmHeight172 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Victoria Azarenka beat Na Li 6-2 6-2. Umpiry, "Victoria Azarenka vs Na Li — Istanbul Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2011-10-27/azarenka-vs-li-istanbul-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 27 October 2011).