Lin Zhu vs Liudmila Samsonova — Dubai Qualifying Round 2

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#173WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2019 ·
hard
Liudmila Samsonova
RUS
Liudmila Samsonova
#45WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zhu L.
6-3 6-4
Samsonova L.
Zhu L.
662
Samsonova L.
340

Lin Zhu defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 6-4 in the Dubai qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #45. Lin Zhu extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lin Zhu closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-10-23ZhuhaiRRhardLiudmila Samsonova2-6 6-2 6-1
2019-02-16DubaiQ16hardLin Zhu6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
Zhu L.Samsonova L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhu L.Samsonova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
54
Break points saved·Dominant
7
73
Break points won·Clear edge
80
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
3
37
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
44
35

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Zhu L.Samsonova L.
Freshness·Slight edge
92
97

Zhu L.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw