Arantxa Rus vs Liudmila Samsonova — Rome Qualifying Round 1
Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2020
clay
#69WTA
1775ELO
1718Clay ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Rus A.6-1 6-3
Samsonova L.
Rus A.
662
Samsonova L.
13–
Arantxa Rus defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-1 6-3 in the Rome qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #69.
Key context
- Match story: Arantxa Rus dropped just 4 games past Liudmila Samsonova.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Clear edge
71%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
15
69
Break points saved·Dominant
51
93
Break points won·Slight edge
86
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
16
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
55
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
100
90
Rus A.: 21 days rest · Samsonova L.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Begu I.
Friedsam A.
6-16-1
Kasatkina D.
Dabrowski G.
6-26-2
Bolsova A.
Kalinskaya A.
6-26-2
Rus A.
Babos T.
6-06-1
Juvan K.
Delai M.
6-26-3
Kovinic D.
Kawa K.
3-66-46-3
Blinkova A.
Voegele S.
7-56-3
Q1
Kovinic D.
Eikeri U.
6-26-1
Bolsova A.
Pieri J.
6-16-1
Kasatkina D.
Rodionova A.
6-06-1
Begu I.
Errani S.
6-16-3
Friedsam A.
Di Giuseppe M.
6-36-2
Kawa K.
Mchale C.
4-66-47-5
Kalinskaya A.
Diyas Z.
7-52-66-3
Doi M.
Trevisan M.
6-46-746-3
Voegele S.
Fernandez L.
2-66-27-5
Juvan K.
Davis L.
6-46-1
Delai M.
Hibino N.
4-66-36-4
Rus A.
Samsonova L.
6-16-3
Babos T.
Gatto Monticone G.
6-31-66-2