Greet Minnen vs Liudmila SamsonovaStuttgart Qualifying Round 1

Stuttgart · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#180WTA
1723ELO
1608Clay ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 April 2019
clay
#69WTA
1775ELO
1718Clay ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Minnen G.
6-4 7-5
Samsonova L.
Minnen G.
672
Samsonova L.
45

Greet Minnen defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 7-5 in the Stuttgart qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #69. Greet Minnen extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-06-10s HertogenboschQFgrassLiudmila Samsonova6-4 7-5
2021-08-30US OpenR64hardGreet Minnen6-4 6-4
2019-12-16LimogesQFhardGreet Minnen7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Minnen G.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Minnen G.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
93
Break points won·Even
90
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
69
90

Minnen G.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 86 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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