Liudmila Samsonova vs Ann LiIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022
hard
#29WTA
1807ELO
1746Hard ELO
$718kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Samsonova L.
4-6 6-4 6-3
Li A.
Samsonova L.
4662
Li A.
6431

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Ann Li 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ann Li came in ranked #29, defending last year's round of 128. Liudmila Samsonova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-08RomeR64clayLiudmila Samsonova6-4 6-3
2022-06-06s HertogenboschR32grassAnn Li6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Li A.

Li A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Even serve battle

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.Li A.
38
Serve
47
5
Return
49

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 175). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
69
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
83
Break points won·Slight edge
94
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
87
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
66

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.0Hard Elo 1723
Surface ELO
5.0+23 Hard Elo edge
5.1Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
4.9Overall Elo 1807
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.1
Surface form
4.6
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.6
Minutes 14d
7.5
7.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
Country comfort
4.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
83
96

Samsonova L.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d) · Li A.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw