Istanbul 2013 Round Robin: Vika vs. Li Na

[Correspondent Kiu]

The first match of the day and this one is a dandy.

Win for Li and she wins the group!

H2H is 6-4 in favor of Vika.

VERSUS

Who wins?

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

I am going to go with Vika. I think she will fight tooth and nail to try and end her year on a better note and at least make the semis.

 

[tossip]

Na li will school Zenka....

 

[Moxie]

With a cool head, I think Li can prevail, but Vika is a power hitter and Na has been scratchy.

 

[tossip]

With a cool head, I think Li can prevail, but Vika is a power hitter and Na has been scratchy.

Vika is not very good on slow surfaces and this Instabul surface seems slow...I think Na li is hoping to avoid Serena in the semis and wants a win really bad.
I think Na is playing better than Vika...

 

[RJD11]

With a cool head, I think Li can prevail, but Vika is a power hitter and Na has been scratchy.

Vika is not very good on slow surfaces and this Instabul surface seems slow...I think Na li is hoping to avoid Serena in the semis and wants a win really bad.
I think Na is playing better than Vika...

I think Vichka might want some of that

" avoid Serena " thing herself.

 

[tented]

Vika in 3

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Li in 3 sets

 

[rugged]

I think Vika will play as if her life depends on it. I say Vika in straight sets.

 

[HawkEye]

Li Na in 3. Vika hasn't been in form for same time now and Na is. Vika will fight though.

 

[jitemeb]

Li Na in 3. Vika hasn't been in form for same time now and Na is. Vika will fight though.

Last five; lost to Serena williams, Lost to Venus Williams, Lost to Petkovic, Beat Errani, and Lost to Jankovic. I just think Vika is in one of those phases that players can sometimes find themselves - in a deep mental freeze and too beat down to try to figure the way out. The h2h might read 6-4, but most of the matches were separated by a whisker. Azarenka is in the sort of mental deficit that is hard to bridge overnight, more like a job for the off-season in preparation for the beginning of next year. Li is hardly making errors and should be able to progress to the semis stress free.

 

[kskate2]

Li Na in 3. Vika hasn't been in form for same time now and Na is. Vika will fight though.

Last five; lost to Serena williams, Lost to Venus Williams, Lost to Petkovic, Beat Errani, and Lost to Jankovic. I just think Vika is in one of those phases that players can sometimes find themselves - in a deep mental freeze and too beat down to try to figure the way out. The h2h might read 6-4, but most of the matches were separated by a whisker. Azarenka is in the sort of mental deficit that is hard to bridge overnight, more like a job for the off-season in preparation for the beginning of next year. Li is hardly making errors and should be able to progress to the semis stress free.

Welcome Jitemeb. I wouldn't say Li is hardly making errors. She had a pretty healthy number against JJ yesterday (40 I believe). But I do pick Li to win this match in 3 sets.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

This match already started, I am tuning in.
Winner gets a spot in semis.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Vika falls behind an early break, behind 0-3 she fights Li to deuce and wins her first game of the match.
Breaks Li for 2-3 and Vika is now serving to even things up.
It's high quality match right here.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Down 15-40, Vika took a medical time-out!

Li Na is eating a Banana while sitting on the bench waiting.

 

[kskate2]

I stepped away for awhile. What's Vika's MTO all about?

 

[Moxie]

She can't even move now.

 

[kskate2]

She should just retire. She really needed to win this match in straight sets to have a chance at the SF and now she can't even move. What exactly happened to her Mox?

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Something wrong with her back. She pulled it.
Up 5-1 in the second set, Li will serve and win this match.

 

[tossip]

Na li will school Zenka....

:clap...she was taken to school..:lolz: