Na Li vs Victoria AzarenkaWTA Championships Round Robin

WTA Championships · WTA · Round Robin
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 October 2013
hard
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Li N.
6-2 6-1
Azarenka V.
Li N.
662
Azarenka V.
21

Na Li defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-1 in the WTA Championships round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's semi-final. Na Li narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-01-14Australian OpenFhardVictoria Azarenka4-6 6-4 6-3
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardVictoria Azarenka7-6(4) 6-3
2012-05-07MadridQFclayVictoria Azarenka3-6 6-3 6-3
2012-01-09SydneyFhardVictoria Azarenka6-2 1-6 6-3
2011-10-24WTA ChampionshipsRRhardVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-2
2011-05-23Roland GarrosQFclayNa Li7-5 6-2
2011-01-17Australian OpenR16hardNa Li6-3 6-3
2010-08-16MontrealR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-3
2009-09-28TokyoQFhardNa Li7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(4)
2007-12-31Gold CoastFhardNa Li4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Li N.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
4.2
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (81 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
82
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
94
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
96
Tiebreaks·Even
75
77

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