Serena Williams vs Na Li — Istanbul Round Robin
Serena Williams defeated Na Li 7-6 6-3 in the Istanbul round robin on clay. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWilliams S. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
18 shared · last 12 monthsWilliams S. and Li N. faced 18 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Williams S. went 21–3 (88%) against them, Li N. 20–10 (67%). Williams S. came out better against 6 of 18 comparable opponents, Li N. against 2.
21–388%Williams S. · better vs 6Record vs common opponents20–1067%Li N. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
41–12Sets45–28
292–174Games350–293
1–1Tiebreaks3–1
6–0Deciding sets8–6
vs Cirstea S.#16W6-1 6-2Stanford · hardL3-6 4-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Azarenka V.#455W6-1 6-3Madrid · clayL6-3 3-6 3-6Madrid · clay
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654W6-2 6-1Madrid · clayW7-5 4-6 6-2Tokyo · hard
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vs Kvitova P.W6-3 7-5Wimbledon · grassW1-6 7-5 6-2Sydney · hard
vs Medina Garrigues A.W6-3 6-1Rome · clayW3-0Australian Open · hard
vs Wozniacki C.W1-6 6-3 6-2Madrid · clayL6-4 3-6 4-6Tokyo · hard
vs Lisicki S.W4-1Charleston · clayW3-6 6-4 6-2Miami · hard
vs Voskoboeva G.W6-2 6-3Rome · clayW3-6 6-3 6-3Indian Wells · hard
vs Radwanska A.W6-1 5-7 6-2Wimbledon · grassW6-1 6-1Cincinnati · hard- vs Kerber A.L4-6 4-6Cincinnati · hardW1-6 6-3 6-1Cincinnati · hard
- vs Makarova K.L2-6 3-6Australian Open · hardW6-0 6-3Sydney · hard
vs Scheepers C.W6-2 6-3Brisbane · hardW2-6 6-4 6-1Sydney · hard- vs Safarova L.W6-0 6-1Charleston · clayW7-6 6-4Stuttgart · clay
vs Zheng J.W6-7 6-2 9-7Wimbledon · grassW6-1 6-3Indian Wells · hard
vs Czink M.W6-1 6-4Wimbledon · grassW7-5 6-2Miami · hard- vs Sharapova M.W6-1 6-3Madrid · clayL6-4 4-6 6-7Rome · clay
- vs Petrova N.W4-6 6-2 6-3Rome · clayW6-1 6-2Beijing · hard
- vs Shvedova Y.W6-1 2-6 7-5Wimbledon · grassL6-3 2-6 0-6Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
7 meetings · Williams S. leads 6–161
Clay: level 1–1 · Grass: Williams S. leads 1–0 · Hard: Williams S. leads 4–0
- Williams S.October 2012IstanbulThis matchClay7-6(2) 6-3
- 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
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchWilliams S.Li N.2 022ELO2 1431 942Clay ELO1 8443–7Last 104–631Age30175 cmHeight172 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Serena Williams beat Na Li 7-6(2) 6-3. Umpiry, "Serena Williams vs Na Li — Istanbul Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2012-10-24/li-vs-williams-istanbul-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 24 October 2012).