Na Li vs Serena Williams — Rome Semi-final

Rome · WTA · Semi-final
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Walkover
Monday, 14 May 2012
clay
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Li N.
vs
Williams S.

Na Li advanced past Serena Williams via walkover in the Rome semi-final. Na Li narrowed the head-to-head to 11–2.

Head to head

1–11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-17MiamiFhardSerena Williams7-5 6-1
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsFhardSerena Williams2-6 6-3 6-0
2013-08-26US OpenSFhardSerena Williams6-0 6-3
2013-08-12CincinnatiSFhardSerena Williams7-5 7-5
2013-03-18MiamiQFhardSerena Williams6-3 7-6(5)
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSerena Williams7-6(2) 6-3
2010-06-21WimbledonQFgrassSerena Williams7-5 6-3
2010-01-18Australian OpenSFhardSerena Williams7-6(4) 7-6(1)
2009-07-27StanfordR32hardSerena Williams6-3 7-6(6)
2009-03-23MiamiQFhardSerena Williams4-6 7-6(1) 6-2
2008-09-29StuttgartR16clayNa Li0-6 6-1 6-4
2006-01-16Australian OpenR128hardSerena Williams6-3 6-7(1) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Li N.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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.Williams S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
7.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (136 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
82
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
94
Break points won·Even
96
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
95

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Li N.
4-66-47-65
Semi-finals
Li N.
Williams S.
W/O
Sharapova M.
Kerber A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Pennetta F.
4-0
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.
7-621-66-1
Li N.
Cibulkova D.
6-17-64
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-46-3
R16
Cibulkova D.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Pennetta F.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-1
Li N.
Scheepers C.
7-636-2
Williams S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
Goerges J.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Cirstea S.
6-25-76-2
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
7-646-3
R32
Ivanovic A.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Wozniacki C.
6-44-0
Sharapova M.
Mchale C.
7-57-5
Cetkovska P.
Radwanska A.
6-44-66-1
Li N.
Benesova I.
6-17-5
Scheepers C.
Erakovic M.
5-76-16-2
Cibulkova D.
Knapp K.
6-34-66-1
Azarenka V.
Peer S.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Errani S.
6-37-5
Kvitova P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-4
Pennetta F.
Stephens S.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Petrova N.
4-66-26-3
Cirstea S.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
King V.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Makarova K.
7-676-1
Goerges J.
Bartoli M.
6-36-1
R64
Peer S.
Peng S.
7-644-63-1
Williams S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Rodionova A.
4-67-56-2
Cirstea S.
Jankovic J.
6-34-67-64
Errani S.
Bacsinszky T.
6-03-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Brianti A.
6-26-1
Scheepers C.
Gajdosova J.
6-47-63
Erakovic M.
Lisicki S.
7-644-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
Knapp K.
Vinci R.
6-42-66-2
Makarova K.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Halep S.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Hlavackova A.
6-36-3
Benesova I.
Wickmayer Y.
6-45-77-65
Cetkovska P.
Govortsova O.
7-56-4
Stephens S.
Chakvetadze A.
6-22-66-4
Pennetta F.
Kirilenko M.
6-17-62
Medina Garrigues A.
Zheng J.
6-26-1
Goerges J.
Wozniak A.
6-16-716-3
King V.
Pironkova T.
6-06-1
Arvidsson S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Pervak K.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-3