Petra Kvitova vs Na Li — Beijing Quarter-final
Petra Kvitova defeated Na Li 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Na Li came in ranked #304, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Petra Kvitova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Petra Kvitova dropped the opening set before beating Na Li 4–6 6–2 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKvitova P. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
14 shared · last 12 monthsKvitova P. and Li N. faced 14 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kvitova P. went 14–4 (78%) against them, Li N. 18–7 (72%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).
14–478%Kvitova P. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents18–772%Li N. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
29–15Sets37–20
222–178Games302–240
1–0Tiebreaks3–4
7–2Deciding sets6–1
vs Keys M.#22W6-2 6-2Tokyo · hardL3-6 2-6Madrid · clay- vs Williams S.L6-3 3-6 5-7Doha · hardL3-6 6-7Miami · hard
vs Radwanska A.L3-6 2-6WTA Championships · hardW6-4 6-2Beijing · hard
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vs Kerber A.W6-2 0-6 6-3Tokyo · hardW6-4 6-4Cincinnati · hard
vs Schiavone F.W6-4 2-6 6-2Australian Open · hardW6-2 6-3Beijing · hard
vs Petrova N.W4-6 6-4 6-3Doha · hardW6-1 6-2Beijing · hard
vs Peng S.W5-7 6-2 6-2Miami · hardW6-4 6-0Shenzhen · hard
vs Jovanovski B.W6-2 6-4US Open · hardW6-3 6-3Shenzhen · hard
vs Koukalova K.W6-0 6-1New Haven · hardW4-6 6-0 8-6Wimbledon · grass- vs Makarova K.W6-3 2-6 6-3Wimbledon · grassW6-4 6-7 6-2US Open · hard
vs Halep S.L2-6 2-6New Haven · hardW6-2 1-6 6-0Wimbledon · grass
vs Govortsova O.W6-4 3-6 6-3Indian Wells · hardW6-2 7-5Australian Open · hard
vs Robson L.L6-2 3-6 9-11Australian Open · hardW6-2 7-5US Open · hard- vs Goerges J.W2-6 7-6 6-2Stuttgart · clayW7-6 6-1Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
Hard: Kvitova P. leads 2–1 · Clay: Li N. leads 2–1
- Kvitova P.September 2013BeijingThis matchHard4-6 6-2 6-4
- Li N.April 2013StuttgartClay6-3 7-5
- Kvitova P.August 2012MontrealHard7-5 2-6 6-3
- Li N.January 2012SydneyHard1-6 7-5 6-2
- Li N.May 2011Roland GarrosClay2-6 6-1 6-3
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchKvitova P.Li N.1 880ELO2 1841 833Hard ELO2 1231–9Last 104–623Age31183 cmHeight172 cmLeftPlaysRight