Serena Williams vs Na Li — Miami Final

Miami · WTA · Final
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 March 2014
hard
CHN2
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
Williams S.
7-5 6-1
Li N.
Williams S.
762
Li N.
510

Serena Williams defeated Na Li 7-5 6-1 in the Miami final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 10–1, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 11–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

10–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsFhardSerena Williams2-6 6-3 6-0
2013-08-26US OpenSFhardSerena Williams6-0 6-3
2013-08-12CincinnatiSFhardSerena Williams7-5 7-5
2013-03-18MiamiQFhardSerena Williams6-3 7-6(5)
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSerena Williams7-6(2) 6-3
2010-06-21WimbledonQFgrassSerena Williams7-5 6-3
2010-01-18Australian OpenSFhardSerena Williams7-6(4) 7-6(1)
2009-07-27StanfordR32hardSerena Williams6-3 7-6(6)
2009-03-23MiamiQFhardSerena Williams4-6 7-6(1) 6-2
2008-09-29StuttgartR16clayNa Li0-6 6-1 6-4
2006-01-16Australian OpenR128hardSerena Williams6-3 6-7(1) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Li N.

Li N.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Even serve battle

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
Williams S.Li N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
46%
49%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Li N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
89
Break points won·Even
96
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
75

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Li N.[2]
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Sharapova M.[4]
6-46-3
Li N.[2]
Cibulkova D.[10]
7-52-66-3
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Kerber A.[5]
6-26-2
Sharapova M.[4]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-56-1
Cibulkova D.[10]
Radwanska A.[3]
3-67-656-3
Li N.[2]
Wozniacki C.[11]
7-57-5
R16
Williams S.[1]
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-1
Kerber A.[5]
Makarova K.[23]
6-41-66-3
Sharapova M.[4]
Flipkens K.[19]
3-66-46-1
Kvitova P.[8]
Ivanovic A.[12]
3-66-06-0
Cibulkova D.[10]
Williams V.[29]
6-15-76-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Svitolina E.
7-655-76-2
Wozniacki C.[11]
Lepchenko V.
6-06-1
Li N.[2]
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
6-06-2
R32
Williams S.[1]
Garcia C.
6-44-66-4
Makarova K.[23]
Errani S.[9]
6-32-66-4
Kerber A.[5]
Pironkova T.
6-06-2
Sharapova M.[4]
Safarova L.[26]
6-46-776-2
Ivanovic A.[12]
Pennetta F.[20]
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Vekic D.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.
Strycova B.
4-66-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Kanepi K.[24]
6-26-1
Cibulkova D.[10]
Cornet A.[22]
7-666-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Vesnina E.[32]
7-56-3
Flipkens K.[19]
Lisicki S.[14]
DEF
Williams V.[29]
Dellacqua C.
6-45-76-4
Wozniacki C.[11]
Stephens S.[17]
6-16-0
Vandeweghe C.
Stosur S.[16]
5-77-57-5
Li N.[2]
Keys M.
7-636-3
Lepchenko V.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-747-62
R64
Dellacqua C.
Cepelova J.
6-41-66-4
Williams S.[1]
Shvedova Y.
7-676-2
Stosur S.[16]
Bertens K.
6-36-2
Makarova K.[23]
Peterson R.
6-16-1
Pironkova T.
Cirstea S.[25]
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[4]
Nara K.
6-36-4
Safarova L.[26]
King V.
6-37-62
Flipkens K.[19]
Razzano V.
6-13-66-3
Ivanovic A.[12]
Davis L.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.[20]
Govortsova O.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Kuznetsova S.[28]
7-657-5
Kvitova P.[8]
Ormaechea P.
6-36-4
Williams V.[29]
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-3
Cornet A.[22]
Petkovic A.
6-26-706-4
Strycova B.
Vinci R.[13]
6-42-67-5
Svitolina E.
Bouchard E.[18]
1-66-16-2
Vesnina E.[32]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Oprandi R.
6-06-4
Lepchenko V.
Jankovic J.[7]
6-32-67-62
Tomljanovic A.
Muguruza G.[30]
3-67-666-1
Wozniacki C.[11]
Puig M.
6-11-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Scheepers C.
6-46-1
Keys M.
Hantuchova D.[31]
6-46-2
Garcia C.
Koukalova K.[27]
7-637-63
Kanepi K.[24]
Mchale C.
7-657-60
Li N.[2]
Kleybanova A.
DEF
Cibulkova D.[10]
Meusburger Y.
6-16-2
Errani S.[9]
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-4
Lisicki S.[14]
Petrova N.
3-66-46-4
Stephens S.[17]
Diyas Z.
7-56-3
Kerber A.[5]
Peng S.
6-31-67-65
Vandeweghe C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
7-677-5
R128
Peterson R.
Barthel M.
6-44-2
Tomljanovic A.
Mladenovic K.
7-646-4
Garcia C.
Wozniak A.
6-37-5
Vandeweghe C.
Erakovic M.
6-47-66
Nara K.
Beck A.
7-626-4
Davis L.
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Meusburger Y.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-36-0
Oprandi R.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-4
Lepchenko V.
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-1
Diyas Z.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-43-66-2
Puig M.
Rybarikova M.
6-17-67
Scheepers C.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-0
Mchale C.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Keys M.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-2
King V.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-06-0
Schmiedlova A.
De Vroome I.
7-55-76-2
Kleybanova A.
Benesova I.
7-636-1
Petkovic A.
Torro Flor M.
6-36-4
Shvedova Y.
Schiavone F.
6-46-2
Bertens K.
Duval V.
7-656-1
Mayr Achleitner P.
Knapp K.
3-66-16-4
Pironkova T.
Voskoboeva G.
6-27-5
Peng S.
Pliskova K.
7-56-0
Petrova N.
Radwanska U.
7-51-66-4
Govortsova O.
Peer S.
2-66-06-3
Vekic D.
Date Krumm K.
7-626-2
Ormaechea P.
Piter K.
7-606-1
Dellacqua C.
Voegele S.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.
Mattek Sands B.
6-33-66-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Kichenok N.
1-67-56-2
Razzano V.
Watson H.
6-46-0
Strycova B.
Niculescu M.
6-36-4