Aleksandra Krunic vs Liudmila SamsonovaRoland Garros Qualifying Round 1

Roland Garros · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#942WTA
33 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 May 2021
clay
#69WTA
1775ELO
1718Clay ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Krunic A.
3-6 6-2 6-2
Samsonova L.
Krunic A.
3662
Samsonova L.
6221

Aleksandra Krunic defeated Liudmila Samsonova 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the Roland Garros qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #69, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Aleksandra Krunic claimed a first win over Liudmila Samsonova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-29US OpenR32hardLiudmila Samsonova6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Krunic A.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Krunic A.

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (131 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
29
69
Break points saved·Dominant
20
93
Break points won·Clear edge
75
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q1
Zvonareva V.
Jones F.
6-16-2
Bolkvadze M.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-3
Korpatsch T.
Naito Y.
6-46-3
Schmiedlova A.
Xun F.
6-16-2
Grabher J.
Bolsova A.
6-26-3
Benoit M.
Belgraver J.
6-16-0
Baptiste H.
Smitkova T.
6-46-2
Liu C.
Marino R.
4-66-26-0
Krunic A.
Samsonova L.
3-66-26-2
Ruse E.
Droguet A.
6-20-66-0
Fett J.
Galfi D.
6-31-66-4
Govortsova O.
Han N.
6-36-3
Babos T.
You X.
6-42-67-62
Konjuh A.
Anderson R.
6-46-4
Di Giuseppe M.
Flink V.
7-53-67-63
Sramkova R.
Wang X.
6-46-3
Errani S.
Vickery S.
6-37-5
Parrizas Diaz N.
Andrei L.
6-26-1
Kostova E.
Djoubri S.
6-36-2
Gorgodze E.
Zarazua R.
6-24-66-4
Liang E.
Mcnally C.
4-1
Muhammad A.
Osuigwe W.
6-15-76-3
Lee G.
Yuan Y.
6-36-4
Dart H.
Haas B.
6-44-66-1
Friedsam A.
Seguel D.
6-06-3
Cepede Royg V.
De Vroome I.
6-02-66-4
Barthel M.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-43-67-64
Lepchenko V.
Rakhimova K.
6-41-67-5
Lottner A.
Kalinskaya A.
7-56-4
Arruabarrena L.
Arconada U.
7-626-2
Zhao C.
Savinykh V.
2-66-26-0
Hruncakova V.
Janicijevic S.
6-47-63
Cocciaretto E.
Snigur D.
6-32-66-1
Di Lorenzo F.
Hon P.
7-56-3
Hibi M.
Garcia Perez G.
6-36-4
Wang X.
Cabrera L.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Dolehide C.
6-776-26-4
Bandecchi S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
7-656-3
Buyukakcay C.
Lu J.
6-46-3
Hunter S.
Kawa K.
6-36-1
Osorio C.
Danilovic O.
6-36-2
Hogenkamp R.
Murray S.
6-36-4
Monnet C.
Shinikova I.
6-36-3
Niculescu M.
Bonaventure Y.
6-24-66-2
Dulgheru A.
Wang Y.
6-36-1
Perez E.
Diatchenko V.
7-653-67-5
Raina A.
Rodionova A.
3-66-16-4
Minnen G.
Radwanska U.
5-76-36-1
Sherif M.
Chwalinska M.
4-67-56-2
Cristian J.
Chirico L.
6-17-5
Boisson L.
Guerrero Alvarez E.
6-04-66-3
Kalinina A.
Melnikova M.
7-56-1
Bara I.
Burrage J.
7-56-3
Minella M.
Jani R.
6-26-3
Frech M.
Mrdeza T.
6-746-17-63
Tsurenko L.
Lao D.
6-14-67-60
Vandeweghe C.
Ahn K.
3-66-36-4
Gasanova A.
Gadecki O.
4-66-06-1
Kucova K.
Stevanovic N.
6-36-2
Zavatska K.
Bucsa C.
6-26-1
Tomova V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-36-4
Nara K.
Gatto Monticone G.
6-46-2
Min G.
Ozgen P.
6-36-4
Voegele S.
Kung L.
7-56-1