Jelena Ostapenko vs Liudmila Samsonova — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Jelena Ostapenko
LAT
Jelena Ostapenko
#31WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020
hard
Liudmila Samsonova
RUS
Liudmila Samsonova
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Ostapenko J.
6-1 6-4
Samsonova L.
Ostapenko J.
662
Samsonova L.
140

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #31, defending last year's round of 128. Jelena Ostapenko extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-09DohaR32hardJelena Ostapenko7-6(5) 7-5
2023-10-02BeijingQFhardLiudmila Samsonova6-3 6-2
2023-04-24MadridR32clayLiudmila Samsonova6-2 6-0
2021-09-13LuxembourgSFhardJelena Ostapenko6-1 7-6(4)
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Serve vs return

This season
Ostapenko J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

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

Ostapenko J.Samsonova L.
10
Serve
38
45
Return
5

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

Statistics

This season
Ostapenko J.Samsonova L.
1st serve in·Even
57%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.3
4.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ostapenko J.Samsonova L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
93
Break points won·Slight edge
100
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Ostapenko J.Samsonova L.
Freshness·Slight edge
92
86

Ostapenko J.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Samsonova L.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CRain
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw

Final
Kenin S.[14]
Muguruza G.
4-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.
Halep S.[4]
7-687-5
Kenin S.[14]
Barty A.[1]
7-667-5
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[4]
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-16-1
Muguruza G.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
7-56-3
Kenin S.[14]
Jabeur O.
6-46-4
Barty A.[1]
Kvitova P.[7]
7-666-2
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Kerber A.[17]
6-757-646-2
Jabeur O.
Wang Q.[27]
7-646-1
Kontaveit A.[28]
Swiatek I.
6-747-57-5
Muguruza G.
Bertens K.[9]
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
6-31-66-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Sakkari M.[22]
6-746-36-2
Kenin S.[14]
Gauff C.
6-756-36-0
Halep S.[4]
Mertens E.[16]
6-46-4
R32
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Pliskova K.[2]
7-647-63
Barty A.[1]
Rybakina E.[29]
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Goerges J.
1-67-646-2
Sakkari M.[22]
Keys M.[10]
6-46-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Alexandrova E.[25]
6-16-2
Kenin S.[14]
Zhang S.
7-57-67
Wang Q.[27]
Williams S.[8]
6-46-727-5
Kontaveit A.[28]
Bencic B.[6]
6-06-1
Mertens E.[16]
Bellis C.
6-16-756-0
Halep S.[4]
Putintseva Y.
6-16-4
Bertens K.[9]
Diyas Z.
6-27-63
Kerber A.[17]
Giorgi C.
6-26-746-3
Muguruza G.
Svitolina E.[5]
6-16-2
Gauff C.
Osaka N.[3]
6-36-4
Jabeur O.
Wozniacki C.
7-53-67-5
Swiatek I.
Vekic D.[19]
7-56-3
R64
Rybakina E.[29]
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Goerges J.
Martic P.[13]
4-66-37-5
Keys M.[10]
Rus A.
7-636-2
Sakkari M.[22]
Hibino N.
7-646-4
Alexandrova E.[25]
Krejcikova B.
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[7]
Badosa P.
7-57-5
Osaka N.[3]
Zheng S.
6-26-4
Gauff C.
Cirstea S.
4-66-37-5
Zhang S.
Mcnally C.
6-26-4
Jabeur O.
Garcia C.
1-66-26-3
Wang Q.[27]
Ferro F.
6-16-2
Williams S.[8]
Zidansek T.
6-26-3
Kontaveit A.[28]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-24-66-1
Vekic D.[19]
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Swiatek I.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-37-5
Mertens E.[16]
Watson H.
6-36-0
Bellis C.
Muchova K.[20]
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Collins D.[26]
6-42-67-5
Halep S.[4]
Dart H.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.[5]
Davis L.
6-27-66
Bertens K.[9]
Rodionova A.
6-37-5
Kerber A.[17]
Hon P.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Townsend T.
7-57-61
Kenin S.[14]
Li A.
6-16-3
Diyas Z.
Blinkova A.
4-66-36-4
Giorgi C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Siegemund L.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.
Tomljanovic A.
6-33-66-3
Bencic B.[6]
Ostapenko J.
7-57-5
Barty A.[1]
Hercog P.
6-16-4
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Zhu L.
6-36-1
Wozniacki C.
Yastremska D.[23]
7-57-5
R128
Cirstea S.
Strycova B.[32]
6-27-65
Ostapenko J.
Samsonova L.
6-16-4
Rybakina E.[29]
Pera B.
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Wang Y.
7-652-66-3
Zhu L.
Golubic V.
4-66-17-65
Goerges J.
Hruncakova V.
6-16-2
Martic P.[13]
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Rus A.
Linette M.
1-66-36-4
Hibino N.
Peng S.
4-67-666-3
Sakkari M.[22]
Gasparyan M.
6-26-2
Krejcikova B.
Kanepi K.
7-632-66-3
Badosa P.
Larsson J.
6-16-0
Kvitova P.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-16-0
Osaka N.[3]
Bouzkova M.
6-26-4
Zheng S.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-2
Mcnally C.
Stosur S.
6-16-4
Kenin S.[14]
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Garcia C.
Brengle M.
6-756-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Ahn K.
6-16-3
Yastremska D.[23]
Juvan K.
6-16-1
Williams S.[8]
Potapova A.
6-06-3
Bencic B.[6]
Schmiedlova A.
6-37-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kudermetova V.
2-66-16-1
Vekic D.[19]
Sharapova M.
6-36-4
Mertens E.[16]
Kovinic D.
6-26-0
Bellis C.
Maria T.
6-06-2
Collins D.[26]
Diatchenko V.
6-13-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Hsieh S.
6-16-3
Dart H.
Doi M.
2-66-47-66
Svitolina E.[5]
Boulter K.
6-47-5
Tomljanovic A.
Sevastova A.[31]
6-16-1
Rodionova A.
Bondarenko K.
3-67-656-0
Bertens K.[9]
Begu I.
6-16-4
Giorgi C.
Lottner A.
6-36-3
Hon P.
Baindl K.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[17]
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Stojanovic N.
6-17-5
Townsend T.
Pegula J.
6-47-65
Siegemund L.
Vandeweghe C.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-17-5
Muguruza G.
Rogers S.
0-66-16-0
Alexandrova E.[25]
Teichmann J.
6-44-66-2
Li A.
Cabrera L.
7-647-610
Suarez Navarro C.
Sabalenka A.[11]
7-667-66
Hercog P.
Peterson R.
6-36-3
Minnen G.
Sasnovich A.
7-634-67-5
Wang Q.[27]
Parmentier P.
7-626-3
Ferro F.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
Davis L.
Fernandez L.
6-46-2
Gauff C.
Williams V.
7-656-3
Swiatek I.
Babos T.
6-36-2
Zidansek T.
Han N.
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Tsurenko L.
5-76-16-1
Keys M.[10]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-1
Zhang S.
Stephens S.[24]
2-67-56-2
Jabeur O.
Konta J.[12]
6-46-2
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
4-66-36-1
Blinkova A.
Paolini J.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Vondrousova M.[15]
6-24-66-4
Kontaveit A.[28]
Sharma A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Niculescu M.
5-76-16-0
Muchova K.[20]
Flipkens K.
6-32-67-67
Halep S.[4]
Brady J.
7-656-1
Diyas Z.
Anisimova A.[21]
6-34-66-3