Na Li vs Jie Zheng — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
CHN1
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2014
hard
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Li N.
6-1 7-5
Zheng J.
Li N.
672
Zheng J.
150

Na Li defeated Jie Zheng 6-1 7-5 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in defending last year's round of 128. Na Li extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Na Li came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-05MadridR32clayNa Li6-2 6-3
2013-05-13RomeR32clayNa Li6-3 6-1
2012-03-05Indian WellsR32hardNa Li6-1 6-3
2006-05-01EstorilFclayJie Zheng6-7(5) 7-5 RET
2005-05-02RabatSFclayJie Zheng3-3 RET
2005-01-10HobartSFhardJie Zheng3-6 6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Li N.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving53% hold

wins 51% 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.Zheng J.
1st serve in·Even
66%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
53%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
0.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li N.Zheng J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
82
56
Break points saved·Dominant
89
55
Break points won·Clear edge
96
80
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
71
Tiebreaks·Even
75
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Pennetta F.[20]
Radwanska A.[2]
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.[2]
Halep S.[6]
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[20]
Li N.[1]
7-656-3
Quarter-finals
Li N.[1]
Cibulkova D.[12]
6-34-66-3
Radwanska A.[2]
Jankovic J.[7]
7-52-66-4
Pennetta F.[20]
Stephens S.[17]
6-45-76-4
Halep S.[6]
Dellacqua C.
6-26-2
R16
Li N.[1]
Wozniak A.
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.[12]
Kvitova P.[8]
6-36-2
Pennetta F.[20]
Giorgi C.
6-26-1
Halep S.[6]
Bouchard E.[18]
6-21-66-4
Jankovic J.[7]
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-36-1
Radwanska A.[2]
Cornet A.[22]
7-56-3
Dellacqua C.
Davis L.
DEF
Stephens S.[17]
Kleybanova A.
6-37-5
R32
Cibulkova D.[12]
Makarova K.[23]
6-47-5
Wozniak A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
6-16-736-0
Kvitova P.[8]
Kuznetsova S.[27]
6-32-66-0
Giorgi C.
Sharapova M.[4]
6-34-67-5
Pennetta F.[20]
Stosur S.[16]
6-43-66-1
Stephens S.[17]
Ivanovic A.[11]
7-636-4
Kleybanova A.
Torro Flor M.
6-16-3
Halep S.[6]
Safarova L.[26]
6-24-66-4
Dellacqua C.
Vinci R.[13]
4-66-46-3
Davis L.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.[7]
Rybarikova M.[31]
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Shvedova Y.
7-673-66-1
Cornet A.[22]
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
6-747-56-3
Radwanska A.[2]
Beck A.
6-06-0
Bouchard E.[18]
Errani S.[9]
6-36-3
Li N.[1]
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
R64
Giorgi C.
Cirstea S.[25]
7-636-3
Li N.[1]
Zheng J.
6-17-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
Garcia C.
6-47-5
Wozniak A.
Lisicki S.[15]
7-51-67-65
Cibulkova D.[12]
Vekic D.
6-36-2
Makarova K.[23]
Niculescu M.
5-77-636-3
Kuznetsova S.[27]
Strycova B.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Vandeweghe C.
6-16-3
Sharapova M.[4]
Goerges J.
6-16-4
Pennetta F.[20]
Townsend T.
6-36-746-3
Stosur S.[16]
Schiavone F.
6-26-3
Ivanovic A.[11]
Svitolina E.
4-67-57-61
Stephens S.[17]
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-0
Kleybanova A.
Muguruza G.[32]
6-36-2
Torro Flor M.
Kerber A.[5]
2-67-656-4
Halep S.[6]
Nara K.
6-26-2
Safarova L.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-4
Bouchard E.[18]
Peng S.
6-26-2
Errani S.[9]
Fichman S.
6-16-1
Vinci R.[13]
Keys M.
6-36-3
Dellacqua C.
Flipkens K.[19]
1-66-36-1
Jankovic J.[7]
Meusburger Y.
6-36-1
Shvedova Y.
Kanepi K.[24]
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Jovanovski B.
6-16-3
Cornet A.[22]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-34-66-2
Radwanska A.[2]
Watson H.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Mladenovic K.
6-36-3
Rybarikova M.[31]
Rogers S.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.
Koukalova K.[28]
7-56-2
Beck A.
Vesnina E.[30]
6-23-66-3
Lepchenko V.
Hantuchova D.[29]
6-36-2
Davis L.
Azarenka V.[3]
6-07-62
R128
Zheng J.
Ormaechea P.
3-66-37-65
Pliskova K.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-23-66-2
Garcia C.
Mattek Sands B.
6-37-5
Wozniak A.
Radwanska U.
6-26-0
Vandeweghe C.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-46-0
Goerges J.
Cepelova J.
6-12-66-3
Giorgi C.
Petkovic A.
6-756-36-3
Townsend T.
Knapp K.
7-616-1
Schiavone F.
Barthel M.
3-66-26-2
Svitolina E.
Puig M.
6-47-5
Tomljanovic A.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-62
Kleybanova A.
Duval V.
5-76-46-4
Nara K.
Kiick A.
6-46-0
Peng S.
Zvonareva V.
4-66-07-5
Fichman S.
Peer S.
4-66-36-4
Keys M.
Pironkova T.
6-26-1
Dellacqua C.
Mchale C.
7-646-4
Lepchenko V.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-2
Davis L.
Chan Y.
6-46-3
Rogers S.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-4
Shvedova Y.
Scheepers C.
4-66-46-3
Jovanovski B.
Riske Amritraj A.
3-66-36-3
Beck A.
Voegele S.
6-22-67-5
Watson H.
Bencic B.
7-56-4
Torro Flor M.
Voskoboeva G.
6-11-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Petrova N.
1-1
Meusburger Y.
Benesova I.
6-46-2
Wickmayer Y.
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-26-4
Mladenovic K.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Vekic D.
Rogowska O.
6-07-5
Niculescu M.
Erakovic M.
6-26-2
Strycova B.
King V.
6-03-66-2