Accessing specific array element in an Angular2 Template

I have an array that I can loop through using ng-for syntax. However, ultimately I want to access just a single element of that array. I cannot figure out how to do that.

In my component script I have

  export class TableComponent {

    elements: IElement[];

}

In my template, I am able to loop through the elements via

<ul>
<li *ngFor='let element of elements'>{{element.name}}</li>
</ul>

However, trying to access an item in the element array by secifically referencing an item utilizing

  x {{elements[0].name}}x

does not seem to work.

The formatting in the template is pretty explicit, so I want to be able to access each element of the array explicitly in the template.

I am not understanding something basic....