Varvara Lepchenko vs Liudmila Samsonova — Rabat Qualifying Round 1

Rabat · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#172WTA
1578ELO
1533Clay ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 April 2019
clay
Liudmila Samsonova
RUS
Liudmila Samsonova
#69WTA
1775ELO
1718Clay ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lepchenko V.
6-4 7-6
Samsonova L.
Lepchenko V.
6772
Samsonova L.
461–

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 7-6 in the Rabat qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #69.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lepchenko V.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

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
Lepchenko V.Samsonova L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
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
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lepchenko V.Samsonova L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
69
Break points saved·Dominant
64
93
Break points won·Dominant
65
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
39
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lepchenko V.Samsonova L.
Freshness·Dominant
59
88

Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 101 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Lepchenko V.
Ozgen P.
6-36-4
Ferro F.
Minnen G.
7-630-66-3
Danilovic O.
Niculescu M.
4-4
Bonaventure Y.
Bara I.
6-16-2
Q2
Ferro F.
Errani S.
1-66-36-4
Minnen G.
Tan H.
6-27-62
Lepchenko V.
Udvardy P.
6-26-0
Danilovic O.
Danilina A.
7-56-3
Bara I.
Trevisan M.
3-66-46-3
Bonaventure Y.
Frech M.
6-26-736-1
Niculescu M.
Schoofs B.
6-06-4
Q1
Minnen G.
Garcia Perez G.
6-47-61
Errani S.
Codino F.
6-16-2
Schoofs B.
Lisicki S.
6-31-66-1
Niculescu M.
Alves C.
6-36-3
Bonaventure Y.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-1
Frech M.
Pigossi L.
6-16-0
Danilina A.
Hives Z.
7-626-4
Trevisan M.
Nahimana S.
6-27-5
Ferro F.
Rodionova A.
6-44-67-5
Bara I.
Mrdeza T.
6-44-65-5
Danilovic O.
Qostal L.
6-16-2
Lepchenko V.
Samsonova L.
6-47-61
Udvardy P.
Atik R.
6-06-1
Ozgen P.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
2-67-646-4
Tan H.
Dart H.
6-27-63