Na Li vs Petra Kvitova — Sydney Semi-final

Sydney · WTA · Semi-final
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012
hard
CZE
Petra Kvitova
#1219WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Li N.
1-6 7-5 6-2
Kvitova P.
Li N.
1762
Kvitova P.
6521

Na Li defeated Petra Kvitova 1-6 7-5 6-2 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Na Li came in defending the title. Na Li extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Na Li dropped the opening set before beating Petra Kvitova 1–6 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsSFhardNa Li6-4 6-2
2013-09-30BeijingQFhardPetra Kvitova4-6 6-2 6-4
2013-04-22StuttgartQFclayNa Li6-3 7-5
2012-08-06MontrealFhardPetra Kvitova7-5 2-6 6-3
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR16clayNa Li2-6 6-1 6-3
2011-05-02MadridSFclayPetra Kvitova6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Kvitova P.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Kvitova P.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Kvitova P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
82
88
Break points saved·Even
89
93
Break points won·Slight edge
96
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
92

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
Azarenka V.
Li N.
6-21-66-3
Semi-finals
Li N.
Kvitova P.
1-67-56-2
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
1-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.
Wozniacki C.
3-67-56-2
Azarenka V.
Bartoli M.
7-56-4
Li N.
Safarova L.
6-27-63
Kvitova P.
Hantuchova D.
6-06-4
R16
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.
Dulgheru A.
7-53-66-4
Safarova L.
Kuznetsova S.
6-12-0
Bartoli M.
Dokic J.
6-06-3
Hantuchova D.
Schiavone F.
7-56-1
Li N.
Scheepers C.
2-66-46-1
Radwanska A.
Petkovic A.
7-56-4
Wozniacki C.
Cibulkova D.
7-52-66-4
R32
Jankovic J.
Goerges J.
6-13-1
Cibulkova D.
Peng S.
6-24-66-4
Dokic J.
Holland I.
6-06-0
Bartoli M.
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Dulgheru A.
Arvidsson S.
6-16-1
Hantuchova D.
Vinci R.
7-56-2
Schiavone F.
Stosur S.
6-26-4
Li N.
Makarova K.
6-06-3
Scheepers C.
Czink M.
6-46-2
Kuznetsova S.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-2
Petkovic A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-3
Radwanska A.
Radwanska U.
6-16-1
Azarenka V.
Voegele S.
6-26-1
Safarova L.
Ivanovic A.
7-656-2