Petra Martic vs Liudmila Samsonova — Palermo Round of 16

Palermo · WTA · Round of 16
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Petra Martic
[1]
#614WTA
1673ELO
1634Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 August 2020
clay
RUS
Liudmila Samsonova
#27WTA
1805ELO
1746Clay ELO
$549kYTD
$8.5MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Petra Martic defeated Liudmila Samsonova 5-7 6-4 6-2 in the Palermo round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #27, defending last year's semi-final. Petra Martic extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Martic P.
5662
Samsonova L.
7421

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
0.72
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 49%

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-04-28MadridR64clayPetra Martic7-6(6) 6-1
2022-03-07Indian WellsR16hardPetra Martic7-6(6) 6-4
2021-05-17ParmaR16clayPetra Martic7-6(5) 6-3
2021-02-22AdelaideR32hardPetra Martic4-6 6-0 7-5

Statistics

Recent form
Martic P.Samsonova L.
61%1st serve in+6%55%
64%1st serve points won+2%66%
46%2nd serve points won+1%47%
57%Service points won+1%58%
41%Return points won+2%43%
57%Break points saved+3%54%
4Aces / match+0.73.3
4.2Double faults / match+0.14.3

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Ferro F.
Kontaveit A.[4]
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Kontaveit A.[4]
Martic P.[1]
6-26-4
Ferro F.
Giorgi C.
2-66-27-5
Quarter-finals
Kontaveit A.[4]
Cocciaretto E.
6-14-66-1
Giorgi C.
Yastremska D.[7]
4-67-656-3
Martic P.[1]
Sasnovich A.
7-657-63
Ferro F.
Errani S.
6-46-1
R16
Errani S.
Pliskova K.
3-66-46-3
Martic P.[1]
Samsonova L.
5-76-46-2
Cocciaretto E.
Vekic D.[6]
6-26-4
Giorgi C.
Juvan K.
3-66-26-4
Sasnovich A.
Paolini J.
6-06-2
Kontaveit A.[4]
Siegemund L.
3-66-26-2
Yastremska D.[7]
Dodin O.
6-26-4
Ferro F.
Alexandrova E.[8]
7-56-2
R32
Alexandrova E.[8]
Mladenovic K.
5-76-06-1
Giorgi C.
Peterson R.
7-56-4
Yastremska D.[7]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Sakkari M.[3]
6-46-4
Sasnovich A.
Mertens E.[5]
6-46-1
Vekic D.[6]
Rus A.
6-16-2
Ferro F.
Podoroska N.
6-26-1
Dodin O.
Zidansek T.
2-66-46-4
Martic P.[1]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-06-3
Samsonova L.
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Paolini J.
Kasatkina D.
5-76-46-4
Kontaveit A.[4]
Tig P.
6-36-3
Siegemund L.
Begu I.
6-36-4
Cocciaretto E.
Hercog P.
7-616-3
Errani S.
Cirstea S.
7-51-66-4
Juvan K.
Vondrousova M.[2]
1-67-56-4