Liudmila Samsonova vs Anna BlinkovaDoha Qualifying Round 1

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#69WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020
hard
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
Samsonova L.
6-3 6-3
Blinkova A.
Samsonova L.
662
Blinkova A.
33

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Anna Blinkova 6-3 6-3 in the Doha qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #69.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

Blinkova A.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

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

Serve & return on hard

Samsonova L.Blinkova A.
38
Serve
0
5
Return
47

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
55%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.1
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
69
66
Break points saved·Dominant
93
58
Break points won·Even
94
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
94

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
88
71

Samsonova L.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Blinkova A.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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