Petra Kvitova vs Liudmila SamsonovaBrisbane Round of 16

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 16
#1010WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2020
hard
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Kvitova P.
6-3 6-2
Samsonova L.
Kvitova P.
662
Samsonova L.
320

Petra Kvitova defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 6-2 in the Brisbane round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #41, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Petra Kvitova claimed a first win over Liudmila Samsonova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-10-02BeijingR32hardLiudmila Samsonova6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kvitova P.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Even serve battle

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

Serve & return on hard

Kvitova P.Samsonova L.
Serve
38
Return
5

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.8
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
69
Break points saved·Even
93
93
Break points won·Slight edge
88
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
83

Samsonova L.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 53%