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WTA Osaka, JapanWomen's Singles · Quarterfinal · HardCompleted
Ann Li1
6377
Lilli Tagger
4660
6-4, 3-6, 7-6(0)Center2h 11m

Keys to Victory

Fine margins
Decided by fine margins; no single statistic separated the two.
On-air one-liner
Ann Li outlasted Lilli Tagger in a tight quarterfinal, winning 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(0) in a match decided by fine margins.
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Game flow

LiTagger▼ break of serve
Set 132 min▾
0-11-1▼2-13-13-24-24-35-35-46-4
6-4
Li615303040
Tagger4001515
Li5001515
Tagger415303040
Li5153040
Tagger3000
Li4000
Tagger3153040
Li4153040
Tagger2000
Li300015
Tagger215304040
Li315303040
Tagger1001515
Break
Li200153030404040Ad
Tagger1153030304040Ad4040
Li1153040
Tagger1000
Li015151515
Tagger10153040

Li broke for 2-1 in a 5 minute deuce game, then held for 6-4 to take the set with clinical efficiency.

Set 236 min▾
0-1▼0-20-31-31-42-42-53-53-6
3-6
Li31530303030
Tagger600153040
Li31530304040
Tagger500151530
Li2000
Tagger5153040
Li2015153040
Tagger41515303030
Li1153030303040404040
Tagger40015304040Ad40Ad
Li1153040
Tagger3000
Li0000
Tagger3153040
Break
Li015303030404040
Tagger20015303040Ad
Li0000
Tagger1153040

Tagger broke for 2-0 to take it 6-3.

Set 363 min▾
1-01-12-12-23-23-34-34-45-45-56-56-6TB7-6
7-60
TB
Li7123456
Tagger6000000
Li601530304040Ad4040
Tagger61515153030404040Ad
Li601530304040Ad
Tagger515151530304040
Li50015304040404040
Tagger5153030303040Ad40Ad
Li500153040404040Ad
Tagger4153030303040Ad4040
Li40001530
Tagger41530404040
Li41530404040
Tagger30001530
Li3000
Tagger3153040
Li3015153040
Tagger21515303030
Li2001515
Tagger215303040
Li215153040
Tagger10151515
Li115151515
Tagger10153040
Li1153040
Tagger0000

Li and Tagger traded holds through a gruelling tiebreak decider, with Tagger saving two break points in a 7 minute hold for 6-6 before Li won the tiebreak.

Match Stats

LiTagger
8
Aces
9
4
Double faults
5
77%
1st serve in
73%
79%
1st serve pts won
76%
1/4 (25%)
Break points won
1/2 (50%)
14/15 (93%)
Service games won
15/16 (94%)
1/16 (6%)
Return games won
1/15 (7%)
31/101 (31%)
Return points won
23/88 (26%)
96
Total points won
93
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.