Sara Errani vs Na Li — Rome Quarter-final

Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA10
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 May 2014
clay
CHN2
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWW
Errani S.
6-3 4-6 6-2
Li N.
Errani S.
6462
Li N.
3621

Sara Errani defeated Na Li 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 6–0, defending last year's round of 16. Sara Errani claimed a first win over Na Li in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Errani closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsRRhardNa Li6-3 7-6(5)
2012-08-06MontrealR16hardNa Li6-4 6-2
2010-08-09CincinnatiR32hardNa Li6-2 6-2
2010-05-17WarsawQFclayNa Li6-2 6-1
2010-04-26StuttgartR32clayNa Li6-1 6-1
2008-08-25US OpenR64hardNa Li4-6 6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving43% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Li N.

Li N.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Errani S.

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
Errani S.Li N.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
60%
Return points won·Even
48%
49%
Break points saved·Clear edge
49%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.3
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Li N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
82
Break points saved·Dominant
8
89
Break points won·Even
98
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
75

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Errani S.[10]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Ivanovic A.[11]
6-13-66-1
Errani S.[10]
Jankovic J.[6]
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Zhang S.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.[11]
Suarez Navarro C.[13]
6-43-66-4
Jankovic J.[6]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-46-4
Errani S.[10]
Li N.[2]
6-34-66-2
R16
Zhang S.
Mchale C.
6-24-66-2
Ivanovic A.[11]
Sharapova M.[8]
6-16-4
Jankovic J.[6]
Pennetta F.[12]
6-26-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Schiavone F.
6-46-1
Errani S.[10]
Cetkovska P.
6-47-63
Li N.[2]
Stosur S.
6-36-1
Williams S.[1]
Lepchenko V.
6-16-2
Suarez Navarro C.[13]
Halep S.[4]
DEF
R32
Williams S.[1]
Petkovic A.
6-26-2
Lepchenko V.
Stephens S.[16]
6-26-2
Mchale C.
Giorgi C.
1-66-36-1
Zhang S.
Kvitova P.[5]
7-665-76-3
Halep S.[4]
Keys M.
5-76-06-1
Suarez Navarro C.[13]
Williams V.
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.[11]
Cornet A.
7-617-5
Sharapova M.[8]
Puig M.
6-37-5
Schiavone F.
Muguruza G.
3-66-17-65
Radwanska A.[3]
Ormaechea P.
6-36-2
Cetkovska P.
Kerber A.[7]
4-66-36-4
Errani S.[10]
Makarova K.
6-26-3
Stosur S.
Vesnina E.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.[6]
Kuznetsova S.
6-24-0
Li N.[2]
Dellacqua C.
6-16-4
Pennetta F.[12]
Bencic B.
6-22-66-3
R64
Suarez Navarro C.[13]
Barthel M.
6-26-2
Lepchenko V.
Peng S.
6-16-0
Stephens S.[16]
Jovanovski B.
3-66-36-3
Giorgi C.
Cibulkova D.[9]
6-47-62
Mchale C.
Cirstea S.
6-34-66-1
Keys M.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.[11]
Knapp K.
6-16-1
Cornet A.
Flipkens K.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Kirilenko M.
7-56-0
Muguruza G.
Burnett N.
6-16-3
Ormaechea P.
Nara K.
6-46-3
Cetkovska P.
Pironkova T.
1-66-16-4
Makarova K.
Vinci R.
6-27-66
Errani S.[10]
Scheepers C.
7-56-3
Stosur S.
Lisicki S.[15]
6-36-3
Vesnina E.
Svitolina E.
6-26-3
Dellacqua C.
Rybarikova M.
4-66-16-4
Williams V.
Beck A.
6-36-1
Bencic B.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-33-66-3
Schiavone F.
Bouchard E.[17]
6-46-2
Pennetta F.[12]
Meusburger Y.
6-26-3
Puig M.
Hantuchova D.
6-04-66-0
Zhang S.
Davis L.
6-46-0
Petkovic A.
Oprandi R.
6-36-0