Angelique Kerber vs Na Li — Indian Wells Quarter-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2012
hard
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
Kerber A.
6-4 6-2
Li N.
Kerber A.
662
Li N.
42–

Angelique Kerber defeated Na Li 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's round of 64. Angelique Kerber claimed a first win over Na Li in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-12CincinnatiR16hardNa Li6-4 6-4
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardNa Li6-4 6-3
2012-08-13CincinnatiFhardNa Li1-6 6-3 6-1
2012-05-07MadridR16clayNa Li7-5 6-4
2010-10-04BeijingR16hardNa Li6-2 6-0
2010-08-02CopenhagenQFhardNa Li6-1 6-2
2010-06-07BirminghamR16grassNa Li4-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Li N.

Li N.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

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
Kerber A.Li N.
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 135). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Li N.
Clutch Rating·Even
87
83
Break points saved·Even
91
89
Break points won·Even
95
96
Deciding sets·Even
86
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
75

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Sharapova M.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
6-40-1
Azarenka V.
Kerber A.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Li N.
6-46-2
Sharapova M.
Kirilenko M.
3-67-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Bartoli M.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-06-2
R16
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
6-34-63-0
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Kirilenko M.
Petrova N.
6-15-76-2
Ivanovic A.
Wozniacki C.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Kerber A.
Mchale C.
6-33-67-64
Li N.
Koukalova K.
6-16-0
R32
Safarova L.
Schiavone F.
6-20-0
Kirilenko M.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-24-66-4
Kerber A.
King V.
W/O
Koukalova K.
Zvonareva V.
W/O
Wozniacki C.
Arvidsson S.
3-67-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Pervak K.
6-786-36-2
Vinci R.
Cibulkova D.
6-756-06-4
Li N.
Zheng J.
6-16-3
Petrova N.
Stosur S.
6-16-767-65
Radwanska A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-2
Mchale C.
Kvitova P.
2-66-26-3
Goerges J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-4
Hampton J.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-716-2
Bartoli M.
Scheepers C.
6-26-0
Sharapova M.
Halep S.
6-36-4
R64
Safarova L.
Paszek T.
6-33-1
Zvonareva V.
Date Krumm K.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Bacsinszky T.
6-32-0
Cibulkova D.
Rybarikova M.
2-1
Pennetta F.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Pervak K.
Peng S.
6-46-0
Ivanovic A.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Schiavone F.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-4
Scheepers C.
Kanepi K.
6-36-2
Stosur S.
Falconi I.
6-06-3
Petrova N.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Arvidsson S.
Niculescu M.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.
Strycova B.
6-16-3
Mchale C.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Kerber A.
Stephens S.
2-67-56-4
King V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-776-3
Zheng J.
Krajicek M.
6-16-3
Li N.
Voskoboeva G.
3-66-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Makarova K.
6-26-0
Bartoli M.
Lepchenko V.
2-66-27-5
Azarenka V.
Barthel M.
6-46-747-66
Medina Garrigues A.
Mirza S.
6-27-5
Goerges J.
Baltacha E.
6-36-2
Hampton J.
Jankovic J.
6-46-3
Gajdosova J.
Wickmayer Y.
2-66-26-4
Kirilenko M.
Begu I.
7-646-4
Dominguez Lino L.
Lisicki S.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-3
Halep S.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.
Dulko G.
6-26-0
R128
Larsson J.
Arn G.
4-1
Tsurenko L.
Peer S.
4-66-37-5
Bacsinszky T.
Keothavong A.
6-42-67-5
Hampton J.
Hercog P.
6-06-1
Dulko G.
Dokic J.
1-0
Falconi I.
Dulgheru A.
4-65-2
Koukalova K.
Pous Tio L.
6-16-1
Pervak K.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Paszek T.
Yakimova A.
6-42-66-1
Scheepers C.
Johansson M.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Panova A.
7-636-2
Voskoboeva G.
Erakovic M.
5-76-37-5
Krajicek M.
Radwanska U.
3-66-46-4
Date Krumm K.
Parmentier P.
6-16-3
Barthel M.
Craybas J.
6-16-2
Mirza S.
Barrois K.
4-66-26-4
Baltacha E.
Rus A.
3-66-46-3
Gajdosova J.
Vandeweghe C.
4-66-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Pironkova T.
6-46-2
Cirstea S.
Benesova I.
4-67-57-65
Strycova B.
Morita A.
2-66-16-4
Vesnina E.
Dellacqua C.
6-47-5
Stephens S.
Wozniak A.
4-67-57-67
King V.
Errani S.
7-636-4
Halep S.
Zhang S.
6-16-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Brianti A.
6-31-67-64
Rybarikova M.
Pegula J.
5-76-36-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-31-67-5
Begu I.
Hradecka L.
4-67-56-2
Davis L.
Martic P.
6-27-67
Makarova K.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-3
Arvidsson S.
Daniilidou E.
6-47-64