Na Li vs Monica Niculescu — Shenzhen Quarter-final

Shenzhen · WTA · Quarter-final
CHN1
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2013
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Li N.
7-5 4-6 6-4
Niculescu M.
Li N.
7462
Niculescu M.
5641

Na Li defeated Monica Niculescu 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the Shenzhen quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Na Li claimed a first win over Monica Niculescu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-03BeijingR64hardMonica Niculescu6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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
Li N.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
48%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
82
12
Break points saved·Dominant
89
14
Break points won·Clear edge
96
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Li N.[1]
Peng S.[5]
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Li N.[1]
Beck A.
6-16-3
Peng S.[5]
King V.
DEF
Quarter-finals
Li N.[1]
Niculescu M.
7-54-66-4
Beck A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
3-66-36-1
Peng S.[5]
Cepelova J.
6-36-2
King V.
Strycova B.
6-26-4
R16
Li N.[1]
Kichenok N.
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Chan Y.
2-66-36-0
Mayr Achleitner P.
Koukalova K.[3]
7-626-4
Peng S.[5]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-3
King V.
Errani S.
2-67-676-3
Cepelova J.
Friedsam A.
6-46-1
Strycova B.
Zheng J.[7]
6-07-66
Beck A.
Golubic V.
6-35-76-3
R32
Niculescu M.
Schmiedlova A.
4-66-26-3
Koukalova K.[3]
Vekic D.[3]
6-37-5
Golubic V.
Wozniak A.
4-66-06-2
Beck A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-4
Peng S.[5]
Liu F.[5]
6-16-3
Strycova B.
Govortsova O.
7-56-3
King V.
Martic P.
7-54-66-3
Errani S.
Zheng S.
6-03-67-63
Li N.[1]
Zvonareva V.[1]
7-56-3
Soler Espinosa S.
Tsurenko L.
6-47-64
Kichenok N.
Babos T.
6-02-0
Zheng J.[7]
Peer S.[7]
6-06-3
Mayr Achleitner P.
Ozaki R.
6-26-1
Friedsam A.
Jovanovski B.
6-17-5
Cepelova J.
Kichenok L.
4-66-36-1
Chan Y.
Zhang S.
3-66-46-2