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Maria Sharapova v Na Li: stats compared | Lineball
Sharapova wins on sets lost. Li’s case rests on break points saved %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2011: Sharapova 57 matches, Li 49 matches.
Sharapova averages a sets lost every 1.5 matches to Li’s 0.9.
Sharapova averages 2.1 aces a match to Li’s 1.7 (24% more).
Sharapova averages 8.5 games lost a match to Li’s 10.3.
Li ranks 8th of 33 in WTA Tour 2011 for titles per match.
Li ranks 9th of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for first serve in %.
Winners’ edge: Sharapova’s team won 75%, Li’s team won 65% of the matches they played.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.02 total · best 1#12 of 33Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1#8 of 33
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
66.2#20 of 85First serve in %69.0#9 of 85
65.3#25 of 85First-serve points won %63.7#41 of 85
52.6#52 of 85Break points saved %57.8#17 of 85
50.2★ #1 of 85Return points won %
Head to head
1015 matches since 20055
Hard · 7 matchesSharapova 5Li 2
Clay · 5 matchesSharapova 4Li 1
Grass · 3 matchesSharapova 1Li 2
Grand Slams · 5 matchesSharapova 3Li 2
Finals · 3 matchesSharapova 2Li 1
Last meetings
5 May 2014 · Madrid · Quarterfinal · ClaySharapova won 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3
22 Apr 2013 · Stuttgart · Final · ClaySharapova won 6-4 6-3
14 Jan 2013 · Australian Open · Semifinal · HardLi won 6-2 6-2
1 Oct 2012 · Beijing · Semifinal · HardSharapova won 6-4 6-0
14 May 2012 · Rome · Final · ClaySharapova won 4-6 6-4 7-6(5)
19 Mar 2012 · Miami · Quarterfinal · HardSharapova won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2011.
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45.1
#34 of 85
2.1121 total · best 7#38 of 85Acesper game1.784 total · best 9#50 of 85
11.6662 total · best 19#24 of 89Games wonper game11.7575 total · best 18#19 of 89
55.8★ #1 of 85Break points converted %48.5#27 of 85
68.6#8 of 89Sets won %62.8#17 of 89
57.8#7 of 89Games won %53.2#25 of 89
0.14 total · best 1#7 of 54Finalsper game0.13 total · best 1#10 of 54
1.585 total · best 2#12 of 89Sets wonper game1.571 total · best 2#15 of 89
0.739 total · best 2#8 of 89Sets lostper game · lower is better0.942 total · best 2#19 of 89
8.5483 total · best 18#7 of 89Games lostper game · lower is better10.3506 total · best 20#35 of 89
0.210 total · best 2#68 of 89Tiebreaksper game0.315 total · best 2#12 of 89
6-3 6-0
24 Oct 2011 · WTA Championships · Round robin · HardLi won 7-6(4) 6-4
23 May 2011 · Roland Garros · Semifinal · ClayLi won 6-4 7-5
7 June 2010 · Birmingham · Final · GrassLi won 7-5 6-1
8 June 2009 · Birmingham · Semifinal · GrassLi won 6-4 6-4