Na Li vs Sorana CirsteaCincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2012
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Li N.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Cirstea S.
Li N.
6462
Cirstea S.
3631

Na Li defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Na Li extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Na Li closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

32
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-05TorontoSFhardSorana Cirstea6-1 7-6(5)
2013-01-14Australian OpenR32hardNa Li6-4 6-1
2012-06-25WimbledonR64grassSorana Cirstea6-3 6-4
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayNa Li6-2 6-1
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR32clayNa Li6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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

Serve & return on hard

Li N.Cirstea S.
Serve
67
Return
70

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
82
85
Break points saved·Even
89
86
Break points won·Even
96
92
Deciding sets·Even
83
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw