Sofia Kenin vs Liudmila Samsonova — Roland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
Sofia Kenin
USA4
Sofia Kenin
#106WTA
1694ELO
1655Clay ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2020
clay
Liudmila Samsonova
RUS20
Liudmila Samsonova
#69WTA
1775ELO
1718Clay ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Kenin S.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Samsonova L.
Kenin S.
6362
Samsonova L.
4631

Sofia Kenin defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #69, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. Sofia Kenin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Sofia Kenin closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-01Abu DhabiR32hardLiudmila Samsonova6-4 6-0
2025-10-06WuhanR32hardLiudmila Samsonova3-6 6-3 6-1
2023-02-13DohaR32hardSofia Kenin6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kenin S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Serve advantage — Samsonova L.

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 season
Kenin S.Samsonova L.
1st serve in·Clear edge
68%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.7
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 pressure
Kenin S.Samsonova L.
Clutch Rating·Even
66
69
Break points saved·Even
92
93
Break points won·Slight edge
85
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kenin S.Samsonova L.
Freshness·Slight edge
93
88

Kenin S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Samsonova L.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
14°CDrizzle
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 93%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[3]
Kenin S.[4]
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Kenin S.[4]
Kvitova P.[7]
6-47-5
Swiatek I.[3]
Podoroska N.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Swiatek I.[3]
Trevisan M.
6-36-1
Kenin S.[4]
Collins D.
6-44-66-0
Podoroska N.
Svitolina E.[7]
6-26-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Siegemund L.
6-36-3
R16
Siegemund L.
Badosa P.
7-56-2
Kvitova P.[7]
Zhang S.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Garcia C.
6-16-3
Swiatek I.[3]
Halep S.[1]
6-16-2
Trevisan M.
Bertens K.[5]
6-46-4
Podoroska N.
Krejcikova B.
2-66-26-3
Collins D.
Jabeur O.[30]
6-44-66-4
Kenin S.[4]
Ferro F.
2-66-26-1
R32
Swiatek I.[3]
Bouchard E.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-47-5
Trevisan M.
Sakkari M.[20]
1-67-666-3
Bertens K.[5]
Siniakova K.
6-26-2
Podoroska N.
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-2
Krejcikova B.
Pironkova T.
5-76-46-3
Collins D.
Muguruza G.[11]
7-52-66-4
Ferro F.
Tig P.
7-674-66-0
Kenin S.[4]
Bara I.
6-26-0
Kvitova P.[7]
Fernandez L.[24]
7-56-3
Zhang S.
Burel C.
7-627-5
Badosa P.
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-46-3
Siegemund L.
Martic P.[13]
6-756-36-0
Halep S.[1]
Anisimova A.[6]
6-06-1
Garcia C.
Mertens E.[23]
1-66-47-5
Jabeur O.[30]
Sabalenka A.[1]
7-672-66-3
R64
Swiatek I.[3]
Hsieh S.
6-16-4
Trevisan M.
Gauff C.[4]
4-66-27-5
Bouchard E.
Saville D.
5-76-46-3
Siniakova K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Zarazua R.
6-30-66-2
Pironkova T.
Williams S.[6]
W/O
Bertens K.[5]
Errani S.
7-653-69-7
Podoroska N.
Putintseva Y.[23]
6-31-66-2
Krejcikova B.
Strycova B.[32]
6-43-66-3
Kenin S.[4]
Bogdan A.
3-66-36-2
Zhang S.
Cornet A.
6-47-63
Martic P.[13]
Kudermetova V.
6-717-56-3
Badosa P.
Stephens S.
6-44-66-2
Bara I.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-14-0
Muguruza G.[11]
Pliskova K.
6-36-2
Jabeur O.[30]
Hibino N.
7-646-4
Tig P.
Mchale C.
6-46-3
Siegemund L.
Goerges J.
1-66-16-3
Schmiedlova A.
Azarenka V.[10]
6-26-2
Halep S.[1]
Begu I.
6-36-4
Sakkari M.[20]
Rakhimova K.
7-606-2
Garcia C.
Sasnovich A.[14]
7-656-2
Mertens E.[23]
Kanepi K.
6-47-5
Sabalenka A.[1]
Kasatkina D.
7-666-0
Collins D.
Tauson C.[21]
6-26-3
Ferro F.
Rybakina E.[2]
6-34-66-2
Kvitova P.[7]
Paolini J.[13]
6-36-3
Fernandez L.[24]
Hercog P.
6-43-66-1
Burel C.
Juvan K.[11]
7-666-2
Ostapenko J.[29]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-46-2
Anisimova A.[6]
Pera B.
6-26-0
Alexandrova E.[14]
Sharma A.
6-36-3
R128
Begu I.
Teichmann J.
6-44-66-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Gracheva V.
7-626-4
Kanepi K.
Bouzkova M.[27]
4-66-46-2
Strycova B.[32]
Lepchenko V.
7-56-2
Ferro F.
Watson H.
7-646-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Dodin O.
6-37-5
Fernandez L.[24]
Linette M.[31]
1-66-26-3
Juvan K.[11]
Kerber A.[18]
6-36-3
Burel C.
Rus A.
6-777-626-3
Goerges J.
Riske Amritraj A.[19]
6-36-746-1
Ostapenko J.[29]
Brengle M.
6-26-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Peterson R.
2-66-36-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kuznetsova S.[28]
6-12-66-1
Sharma A.
Blinkova A.
6-32-67-5
Trevisan M.
Giorgi C.
7-53-0
Pera B.
Bellis C.
7-636-1
Hsieh S.
Haas B.
6-37-61
Swiatek I.[3]
Vondrousova M.[15]
6-16-2
Gauff C.[4]
Konta J.[9]
6-36-3
Siniakova K.
Davis L.
7-656-2
Errani S.
Puig M.
6-26-1
Bertens K.[5]
Zavatska K.
2-66-26-0
Zarazua R.
Jacquemot E.
6-16-2
Alexandrova E.[14]
Inglis M.[31]
6-36-3
Sasnovich A.[14]
Friedsam A.
6-22-66-3
Garcia C.
Kontaveit A.[17]
6-43-66-4
Schmiedlova A.
Williams V.
6-46-4
Podoroska N.
Minnen G.
6-26-1
Putintseva Y.[23]
Flipkens K.
6-16-2
Krejcikova B.
Stojanovic N.
6-37-5
Sabalenka A.[1]
Pegula J.[5]
6-36-1
Pironkova T.
Petkovic A.
6-36-3
Williams S.[6]
Ahn K.
7-626-0
Hibino N.
Kostyuk M.[15]
6-46-0
Tauson C.[21]
Brady J.[21]
6-43-69-7
Muguruza G.[11]
Zidansek T.[22]
7-54-68-6
Rybakina E.[2]
Cirstea S.[18]
6-06-3
Tig P.
Voegele S.
7-57-5
Bogdan A.
Babos T.
6-46-2
Kenin S.[4]
Samsonova L.[20]
6-43-66-3
Paolini J.[13]
Bolsova A.
6-46-3
Hercog P.
Parry D.
6-46-2
Cornet A.
Paquet C.
6-36-2
Kudermetova V.
Parmentier P.
6-26-3
Badosa P.
Baindl K.
6-24-66-3
Sakkari M.[20]
Tomljanovic A.
6-07-5
Kasatkina D.
Tan H.
6-26-1
Stephens S.
Diatchenko V.
6-26-2
Siegemund L.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Sherif M.
6-796-26-4
Zhang S.
Keys M.[19]
6-37-62
Mertens E.[23]
Gasparyan M.
6-26-3
Rakhimova K.
Rogers S.
6-26-3
Halep S.[1]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-46-0
Jabeur O.[30]
Diyas Z.
4-66-36-1
Collins D.
Niculescu M.
2-66-26-1
Pliskova K.
Hruncakova V.
6-16-2
Bara I.
Vekic D.[26]
6-36-4
Martic P.[13]
Doi M.
7-627-5
Mchale C.
Muchova K.[10]
6-26-4
Saville D.
Yastremska D.[24]
6-46-3
Azarenka V.[10]
Kovinic D.
6-16-2
Anisimova A.[6]
Korpatsch T.
6-26-0
Bouchard E.
Kalinskaya A.[22]
6-46-4