Liudmila Samsonova vs Vera Zvonareva — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 1
Cincinnati · 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, 16 August 2021
hard
Samsonova L.6-2 7-5
Zvonareva V.
Samsonova L.
672
Zvonareva V.
25–
Liudmila Samsonova defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-2 7-5 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Liudmila Samsonova closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.
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
Serve & return on hard
Samsonova L.Zvonareva V.
38
Serve
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5
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.9
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
69
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
79
Break points won·Even
94
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
92
Tiebreaks·Even
55
52
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
88
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Samsonova L.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Garcia C.
Ferro F.
3-66-36-0
Zhang S.
Bouzkova M.
7-54-66-0
Samsonova L.
Blinkova A.
7-57-61
Watson H.
Peterson R.
6-44-66-3
Hsieh S.
Davis L.
6-06-4
Paolini J.
Vekic D.
7-626-2
Sasnovich A.
Petkovic A.
7-56-2
Fernandez L.
Ruse E.
6-26-0
Q1
Ferro F.
Golubic V.
6-22-66-0
Garcia C.
Parks A.
6-31-66-3
Zhang S.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-4
Bouzkova M.
Hercog P.
4-66-26-3
Samsonova L.
Zvonareva V.
6-27-5
Blinkova A.
Osorio C.
6-36-0
Peterson R.
Sharma A.
7-56-3
Watson H.
Volynets K.
5-76-26-2
Davis L.
Ahn K.
4-66-26-2
Hsieh S.
Stearns P.
7-636-4
Vekic D.
Mchale C.
6-46-1
Paolini J.
Sevastova A.
6-12-1
Sasnovich A.
Mladenovic K.
6-47-5
Petkovic A.
Navarro E.
7-636-4
Ruse E.
Martincova T.
6-37-5
Fernandez L.
Begu I.
6-36-3