Na Li vs Flavia Pennetta — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
CHN4
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2014
hard
ITA28
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
Li N.
6-2 6-2
Pennetta F.
Li N.
662
Pennetta F.
220

Na Li defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Na Li narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-03Indian WellsSFhardFlavia Pennetta7-6(5) 6-3
2010-01-11SydneyR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 7-6(4)
2006-01-09SydneyR32hardNa Li6-4 6-1
2006-01-02Gold CoastR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
82
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
83
Break points won·Slight edge
96
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
69
Tiebreaks·Even
75
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
31°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Li N.[4]
Cibulkova D.[20]
7-636-0
Semi-finals
Li N.[4]
Bouchard E.[30]
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.[20]
Radwanska A.[5]
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Bouchard E.[30]
Ivanovic A.[14]
5-77-56-2
Li N.[4]
Pennetta F.[28]
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.[20]
Halep S.[11]
6-36-0
Radwanska A.[5]
Azarenka V.[2]
6-15-76-0
R16
Ivanovic A.[14]
Williams S.[1]
4-66-36-3
Bouchard E.[30]
Dellacqua C.
6-756-26-0
Li N.[4]
Makarova K.[22]
6-26-0
Pennetta F.[28]
Kerber A.[9]
6-14-67-5
Halep S.[11]
Jankovic J.[8]
6-42-66-0
Cibulkova D.[20]
Sharapova M.[3]
3-66-46-1
Radwanska A.[5]
Muguruza G.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.[2]
Stephens S.[13]
6-36-2
R32
Sharapova M.[3]
Cornet A.[25]
6-17-66
Ivanovic A.[14]
Stosur S.[17]
6-786-46-2
Dellacqua C.
Zheng J.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.[30]
Davis L.
6-26-2
Li N.[4]
Safarova L.[26]
1-67-626-3
Kerber A.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[28]
Barthel M.
6-17-5
Jankovic J.[8]
Nara K.
6-47-5
Radwanska A.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
5-76-26-2
Azarenka V.[2]
Meusburger Y.
6-16-0
Cibulkova D.[20]
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
6-16-0
Stephens S.[13]
Svitolina E.
7-56-4
Makarova K.[22]
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Halep S.[11]
Diyas Z.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.
Wozniacki C.[10]
4-67-56-3
Williams S.[1]
Hantuchova D.[31]
6-36-3
R64
Kerber A.[9]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-2
Bouchard E.[30]
Razzano V.
6-27-610
Safarova L.[26]
Hradecka L.
6-746-36-0
Niculescu M.
Lisicki S.[15]
2-66-26-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.[28]
Puig M.
6-36-4
Barthel M.
Kumkhum L.
4-66-36-4
Nara K.
Rybarikova M.[32]
6-46-3
Diyas Z.
Erakovic M.
6-46-0
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
Voskoboeva G.
7-623-68-6
Cibulkova D.[20]
Voegele S.
6-06-1
Sharapova M.[3]
Knapp K.
6-34-610-8
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
Minella M.
6-26-2
Svitolina E.
Rogowska O.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.[2]
Strycova B.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-3
Cornet A.[25]
Giorgi C.
6-34-66-4
Radwanska A.[5]
Govortsova O.
6-07-5
Halep S.[11]
Lepchenko V.
4-66-06-1
Davis L.
Goerges J.
7-52-66-4
Jankovic J.[8]
Morita A.
6-26-0
Meusburger Y.
Jovanovski B.[33]
3-66-36-2
Makarova K.[22]
Falconi I.
6-27-5
Wozniacki C.[10]
Mchale C.
6-01-66-2
Zheng J.
Keys M.
7-651-67-5
Stephens S.[13]
Tomljanovic A.
3-66-27-5
Williams S.[1]
Dolonc V.
6-16-2
Hantuchova D.[31]
Pliskova K.
6-33-612-10
Stosur S.[17]
Pironkova T.
6-26-0
Ivanovic A.[14]
Beck A.
6-16-2
Dellacqua C.
Flipkens K.[18]
6-36-0
Li N.[4]
Bencic B.
6-07-65
R128
Cornet A.[25]
Hercog P.
1-0
Dellacqua C.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Hantuchova D.[31]
Watson H.
7-53-66-3
Stosur S.[17]
Koukalova K.
6-36-4
Flipkens K.[18]
Robson L.
6-36-0
Bouchard E.[30]
Tang H.
7-56-1
Davis L.
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Errani S.[7]
6-36-2
Li N.[4]
Konjuh A.
6-26-0
Makarova K.[22]
Williams V.
2-66-46-4
Niculescu M.
Peer S.
6-46-1
Lisicki S.[15]
Lucic M.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[9]
Gajdosova J.
6-30-66-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Garcia C.
6-27-67
Wickmayer Y.
Pfizenmaier D.
7-656-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Vesnina E.[23]
6-26-2
Pennetta F.[28]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-06-2
Kumkhum L.
Kvitova P.[6]
6-21-66-4
Morita A.
Kichenok N.
6-27-65
Nara K.
Peng S.
7-54-66-3
Rybarikova M.[32]
Petkovic A.
6-26-3
Lepchenko V.
Tsurenko L.
2-66-36-4
Voskoboeva G.
Begu I.
7-54-67-5
Cibulkova D.[20]
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Govortsova O.
Duan Y.
6-07-66
Minella M.
Witthoeft C.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
Pereira T.
7-676-4
Muguruza G.
Kanepi K.[24]
6-22-66-2
Schmiedlova A.
Babos T.
4-66-47-5
Mchale C.
Chan Y.
7-56-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Dominguez Lino L.
6-06-2
Tomljanovic A.
Majeric T.
3-67-616-4
Rogowska O.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-3
Jovanovski B.[33]
Cepelova J.
6-716-16-3
Meusburger Y.
Scheepers C.
7-636-4
Strycova B.
Hsieh S.
6-14-66-1
Azarenka V.[2]
Larsson J.
7-626-2
Jankovic J.[8]
Doi M.
6-16-2
Erakovic M.
Cirstea S.[21]
6-47-66
Keys M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-789-7
Giorgi C.
Hunter S.
4-66-16-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Mattek Sands B.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[13]
Shvedova Y.
7-616-3
Pliskova K.
Parmentier P.
6-06-1
Razzano V.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-637-63
Puig M.
Tatishvili A.
6-26-4
Falconi I.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-1
Safarova L.[26]
Glushko J.
7-53-66-1
Dolonc V.
Arruabarrena L.
2-66-26-4
Diyas Z.
Siniakova K.
6-26-4
Williams S.[1]
Barty A.
6-26-1
Zheng J.
Vinci R.[12]
6-46-3
Svitolina E.
Kuznetsova S.[19]
6-36-3
Voegele S.
Mladenovic K.
7-57-5
Pironkova T.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-2
Beck A.
Martic P.
6-06-0
Ivanovic A.[14]
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Date Krumm K.
6-44-66-3
Hradecka L.
Vekic D.
6-36-1
Barthel M.
Zhang S.
7-646-3
Halep S.[11]
Piter K.
6-06-1
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
King V.
6-36-2
Knapp K.
Ormaechea P.
6-46-2
Radwanska A.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-05-76-2