Na Li vs Venus Williams — Cincinnati Semi-final

Cincinnati · WTA · Semi-final
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2012
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Li N.
7-5 3-6 6-1
Williams V.
Li N.
7362
Williams V.
5611

Na Li defeated Venus Williams 7-5 3-6 6-1 in the Cincinnati semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Na Li extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Na Li came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-01-18Australian OpenQFhardNa Li2-6 7-6(4) 7-5
2008-08-11OlympicsQFhardNa Li7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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

Statistics

This season
Li N.Williams V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
83
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
83
Break points won·Clear edge
96
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
30
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Li N.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw

Final
Li N.
Kerber A.
1-66-36-1
Semi-finals
Li N.
Williams V.
7-53-66-1
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.
6-12-66-4
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Williams S.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-26-726-4
Kvitova P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-64
Li N.
Radwanska A.
6-16-1
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Errani S.
6-36-0
Stosur S.
Makarova K.
6-36-766-4
Li N.
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Stephens S.
6-14-66-4
Williams S.
Radwanska U.
6-46-3
Kerber A.
Hlavackova A.
6-47-65
Kvitova P.
Peng S.
6-26-2
R32
Hlavackova A.
Cibulkova D.
7-614-1
Radwanska U.
Shvedova Y.
4-64-1
Radwanska A.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-4
Kerber A.
Babos T.
3-66-16-2
Kvitova P.
Barthel M.
3-66-27-5
Peng S.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Goerges J.
6-36-0
Wozniacki C.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-0
Errani S.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Scheepers C.
2-66-36-2
Makarova K.
Tatishvili A.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-766-4
Larsson J.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Li N.
Cirstea S.
6-34-66-3
Stephens S.
Giorgi C.
6-26-1
R64
Arvidsson S.
Paszek T.
6-12-1
Makarova K.
Petrova N.
7-683-1
Scheepers C.
Mchale C.
3-66-33-0
Babos T.
Lepchenko V.
7-646-4
Radwanska U.
Pervak K.
6-26-4
Karatantcheva S.
Bertens K.
6-26-1
Goerges J.
Peer S.
6-36-3
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-0
Peng S.
Jankovic J.
5-77-57-68
Vinci R.
Keys M.
6-36-3
Barthel M.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-06-4
Stephens S.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Giorgi C.
Schiavone F.
6-16-3
Cirstea S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-766-26-3
Larsson J.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-3
Cibulkova D.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Halep S.
6-36-0
Tatishvili A.
Koukalova K.
7-657-5
Williams V.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-756-2
Hantuchova D.
Zheng J.
2-67-616-3
Daniilidou E.
King V.
6-32-67-66
Hlavackova A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-37-5