Li vs Wang

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Li vs Wang — Cleveland SF Preview

WTA Cleveland Hard Court Semifinal

🧠 Form & Context

Ann Li (No. 69, age 25)

• 🎾 Fighting through: Three straight 3-set wins this week (Starodubtseva, Jovic, Jacquemot). Showing grit but spending plenty of time on court.
• 📊 2025 record: 22–19 overall, 9–9 on hard.
• 🔥 Highlights: Singapore final in February, Prague QF, steady results on clay and hard this year.
• 🇺🇸 US connection: Big opportunity to reach her first WTA final in the U.S. since her 2021 title in Tenerife.
• ⚠️ Weakness: Lacks power, can struggle to hold serve consistently against heavy hitters.

Wang Xinyu (No. 37, age 23)

• 📈 Steady progress: Already reached Berlin final (grass) this year with wins over Gauff & Jabeur.
• 🔥 Cleveland run: Three consecutive 3-set wins (Lamens, Gibson, Golubic), each time recovering after losing a set.
• 📊 2025 record: 24–18 overall, 11–9 on hard.
• 💪 Strengths: Big serve, heavy baseline shots, dangerous when dictating rallies.
• ⚠️ Weakness: Can leak errors in tight sets; mental lapses leave openings for counterpunchers.

📜 Head-to-Head

• 2022 Australian Open R1: Wang d. Li 7-6, 6-3
• 2022 Monterrey R1: Wang d. Li 6-2, 6-1

H2H: Wang leads 2–0

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