Tennis: Hingis v2.0

Martina Hingis (6) defeated Na Li (19) 4-6 6-3 6-0 in the Women's fourth round match. But as they say, don't judge a game by its score! (ok, I made it up!) The scoreboard seems to suggest that Hingis found her form after the first set and demolished Na Li. But that is far from the reality. The 6-0 of Hingis was very different from the typical 6-0 of Roger Federer.
Have a look at the match statistics below

Winners (Including Service)
Na Li: 33
M Hingis: 8
Unforced Errors
Na Li: 69
M Hingis: 18

The talented Na Li didn't miss a first serve until game 10 of the first set. She was hitting winners from all flanks. Na Li has a clean nice two-handed backhand, and generates a lot of power in the shot. Hingis had a weaker serve, and lacked the Na Li's firepower in the ground strokes.

Second set onwards though, the experience of Hingis showed, as she played percentage tennis, well within herself. She got more balls back into play, and forced Na Li to earn her points. This started to put pressure on Na Li, and who seemed to loose her composure, and started to make unforced errors under pressure. Towards the end, with things not going her way, Na Li just couldn't play consistently enough, was quite erratic, and in the process essentially gifted the game to Hingis.

I wish Sania Mirza saw this game, as she can learn a lot from the way Hingis played today.