Victoria Azarenka vs Na Li — Madrid Quarter-final

Madrid · WTA · Quarter-final
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2012
clay
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
Azarenka V.
3-6 6-3 6-3
Li N.
Azarenka V.
3662
Li N.
6331

Victoria Azarenka defeated Na Li 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the Madrid quarter-final on clay. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

5–5
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
2012-01-09SydneyFhardVictoria Azarenka6-2 1-6 6-3
2011-10-24WTA ChampionshipsRRhardVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-2
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
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Li N.

Li N.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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
Azarenka V.Li N.
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 135). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Li N.
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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Hradecka L.
7-656-0
Quarter-finals
Hradecka L.
Stosur S.
7-687-66
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-4
Azarenka V.
Li N.
3-66-36-3
R16
Sharapova M.
Safarova L.
W/O
Li N.
Kerber A.
7-56-4
Azarenka V.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
1-66-36-2
Hradecka L.
Makarova K.
6-27-65
Lepchenko V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-736-3
Radwanska A.
Vinci R.
7-616-4
R32
Kerber A.
Williams V.
6-46-1
Cetkovska P.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-5
Stosur S.
Mchale C.
2-66-46-0
Lepchenko V.
Peer S.
7-626-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Cirstea S.
6-13-67-5
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
7-56-1
Azarenka V.
Hlavackova A.
6-37-62
Radwanska A.
Errani S.
6-06-1
Sharapova M.
Koukalova K.
6-46-3
Makarova K.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Safarova L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Barthel M.
6-47-62
Hradecka L.
Kvitova P.
6-46-3
Vinci R.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
Li N.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-1
R64
Sharapova M.
Begu I.
6-06-3
Wozniacki C.
Pervak K.
7-673-66-4
Barthel M.
Goerges J.
6-46-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Craybas J.
6-26-766-1
Mchale C.
Arvidsson S.
6-47-5
Lepchenko V.
Schiavone F.
6-46-786-3
Safarova L.
Kanepi K.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Benesova I.
6-47-65
Azarenka V.
Kuznetsova S.
7-656-4
Hlavackova A.
Rodionova A.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
King V.
4-66-36-1
Ivanovic A.
Johansson M.
6-46-1
Hradecka L.
Peng S.
6-45-76-4
Kvitova P.
Erakovic M.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Larsson J.
6-16-4
Williams V.
Halep S.
6-14-67-66
Soler Espinosa S.
Paszek T.
6-726-26-2
Li N.
Muguruza G.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-1
Errani S.
Scheepers C.
4-66-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-4
Vinci R.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-2
Makarova K.
Voskoboeva G.
6-27-63
Williams S.
Vesnina E.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Jankovic J.
4-67-656-4
Kirilenko M.
Zheng J.
6-27-5
Cetkovska P.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Niculescu M.
6-07-66
Stosur S.
Martic P.
7-54-67-65
Cirstea S.
Bartoli M.
6-766-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Pironkova T.
6-06-2
Peer S.
Hercog P.
6-37-5