Li Na booked herself a place in to the final of the Australian Open following a straight sets win over Eugenie Bouchard. Bouchard in her first Grand Slam Semi was blown away by Na who charged to a dominating 5-0 lead in the first set. Luckily Bouchard was able to come back for a couple games to save a bagel set however it wasn’t enough and Na went on to take it 62. Fresh from a couple games won in the first set. Bouchard seized her opportunity to break Li on her first service game in the second set to lead 2-0. This unfortunately for Bouchard's Fan's was short lived as Li Na broke back immediately to square it all at 2-2. Then at 3-3 Li broke her Canadian rival once more to take a 4-3 lead. This proved to be enough of a lead to earn the 4th seed the set and the match. This will now be Li Na's third final down under out of the past four years on which both occasions she ended up runner up. Will it be third time lucky?
Match brerakdown
Bouchard Li Na
Bouchard Li Na
2
|
Aces
|
4 |
2
|
Double
Faults
|
5 |
45%
|
1st Serve
Percentage
|
61% |
57% (13/23)
|
1st Serve
Points Won
|
64% (27/42) |
18% (5/28)
|
2nd Serve
Points Won
|
41% (11/27) |
40% (4/10)
|
Break Points
Saved
|
57% (4/7) |
Return
|
||
36% (15/42)
|
1st Return
Points Won
|
43% (10/23) |
41% (11/27)
|
2nd Return
Points Won
|
75% (21/28) |
43% (3/7)
|
Break Points
Converted
|
60% (6/10) |
Points
|
||
4
|
Max Points
In Row
|
7 |
35% (18/51)
|
Service
Points Won
|
55% (38/69) |
45% (31/69)
|
Return
Points Won
|
65% (33/51) |
41% (49/120)
|
Total Points
Won
|
59% (71/120) |
Games
|
||
2
|
Max Games In
Row
|
5 |
33% (3/9)
|
Service
Games Won
|
67% (6/9) |
33% (3/9)
|
Return Games
Won
|
67% (6/9) |
33% (6/18)
|
Total Games
Won
|
67% (12/18) |
Awaiting
Li Na in the final will be the somewhat surprise package of
Dominika Cibulkova.
The Slovakian had a surprisingly straight forward win over Agnieszka
Radwanska.
Going in to the match a lot of pundits was expecting Radwanska to win
the match, especially considering her winning head to head with
cibulkova was 5-1. Cibulkova however proved that head to head figures
are irrelevant by dominating the match in her 61 62 thrashing of
Radwanska. Cibulkova produced forceful ground-strokes throughout the
match and recorded 64% first serves in (winning 65% of them). In
addition to this she also produced 21 winners compared to Radwansk'a
12. This will now be her first ever Grand Slam singles final.
Match breakdown
Cibulkova Radwanska
| Service | ||
0
| Aces |
2
|
2
| Double Faults |
2
|
64%
| 1st Serve Percentage |
68%
|
65% (22/34)
| 1st Serve Points Won |
50% (17/34)
|
53% (10/19)
| 2nd Serve Points Won |
13% (2/16)
|
89% (8/9)
| Break Points Saved |
33% (3/9)
|
| Return | ||
50% (17/34)
| 1st Return Points Won |
35% (12/34)
|
75% (12/16)
| 2nd Return Points Won |
37% (7/19)
|
67% (6/9)
| Break Points Converted |
11% (1/9)
|
| Points | ||
9
| Max Points In Row |
5
|
60% (32/53)
| Service Points Won |
38% (19/50)
|
62% (31/50)
| Return Points Won |
40% (21/53)
|
61% (63/103)
| Total Points Won |
39% (40/103)
|
| Games | ||
8
| Max Games In Row |
2
|
86% (6/7)
| Service Games Won |
25% (2/8)
|
75% (6/8)
| Return Games Won |
14% (1/7)
|
80% (12/15)
| Total Games Won 20% (3/15) | |
Previous meets between Li Na and Dominika Cibulkova
Year
|
Tournament
|
Nation
|
Surface
|
Round
|
Winner
|
Score
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008
|
Antwerp
|
BEL
|
Hard
|
16
|
LI
|
6-4 6-3
|
2010
|
Madrid
|
ESP
|
Clay
|
32
|
LI
|
6-2 3-6 7-5
|
2012
|
Rome, Italian Open
|
ITA
|
Clay
|
QF
|
LI
|
6-1 7-6(4)
|
2013
|
Canadian Open
|
CAN
|
Hard
|
QF
|
LI
|
7-6(1) 6-2
|
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