Na Li vs Serena Williams — Rome Semi-final
Na Li advanced past Serena Williams via walkover in the Rome semi-final. Na Li narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedLi N. advanced on a walkover.
Common opponents
13 shared · last 12 monthsLi N. and Williams S. faced 13 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Li N. went 12–7 (63%) against them, Williams S. 18–2 (90%). Williams S. came out better against 5 of 10 comparable opponents, Li N. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
12–763%Li N. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents18–290%Williams S. · better vs 5
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
28–18Sets35–7
235–206Games228–118
3–2Tiebreaks1–0
4–4Deciding sets3–0
vs Azarenka V.#455L6-3 3-6 3-6Madrid · clayW6-1 6-3Madrid · clay
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654W6-4 3-6 6-2New Haven · hardW7-5 6-1US Open · hard- vs Kirilenko M.W6-4 7-6New Haven · hardW6-2 3-6 6-2Stanford · hard
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- vs Sharapova M.L3-6 0-6Miami · hardW6-1 6-3Madrid · clay
vs Halep S.L2-6 5-7US Open · hardW3-6 6-2 6-1Wimbledon · grass
vs Lisicki S.W3-6 6-4 6-2Miami · hardW4-1Charleston · clay
vs Safarova L.W7-6 6-4Stuttgart · clayW6-0 6-1Charleston · clay
vs Stosur S.L4-6 6-3 4-6Cincinnati · hardL2-6 3-6US Open · hard- vs Makarova K.W6-0 6-3Sydney · hardL2-6 3-6Australian Open · hard
vs Scheepers C.W2-6 6-4 6-1Sydney · hardW6-2 6-3Brisbane · hard
vs Pironkova T.Hard to compareL6-7 2-3Paris · carpetW1-6 6-3 6-4Eastbourne · grass- vs Strycova B.Hard to compareW6-3 6-7 6-3Roland Garros · clayW6-0 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Paszek T.Hard to compareW7-5 6-4Eastbourne · grassW6-3 6-2Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
6 meetings · Williams S. leads 5–115
Grass: Williams S. leads 1–0 · Hard: Williams S. leads 4–0 · Clay: Li N. leads 1–0
- Williams S.June 2010WimbledonGrass7-5 6-3
- Williams S.January 2010Australian OpenHard7-6 7-6
- Williams S.July 2009StanfordHard6-3 7-6
- Williams S.March 2009MiamiHard4-6 7-6 6-2
- Li N.September 2008StuttgartClay0-6 6-1 6-4
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchLi N.Williams S.2 143ELO2 0221 844Clay ELO1 9424–6Last 103–730Age30172 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Na Li advanced when Serena Williams withdrew. Umpiry, "Na Li vs Serena Williams — Rome Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2012-05-14/li-vs-williams-rome-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 14 May 2012).