Danka Kovinic vs Liudmila Samsonova — Roland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1134WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2022
clay
Liudmila Samsonova
RUS20
Liudmila Samsonova
#41WTA
1775ELO
1718Clay ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Kovinic D.
2-6 6-2 6-1
Samsonova L.
Kovinic D.
2662
Samsonova L.
6211

Danka Kovinic defeated Liudmila Samsonova 2-6 6-2 6-1 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #41, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Danka Kovinic claimed a first win over Liudmila Samsonova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-03-07Indian WellsR32hardLiudmila Samsonova6-4 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Kovinic D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

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
Kovinic D.Samsonova L.
1st serve in·Even
55%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.6
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovinic D.Samsonova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
33
69
Break points saved·Dominant
28
93
Break points won·Clear edge
74
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
2
55

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kovinic D.
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Samsonova L.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
3.9
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.6
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
6.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Kovinic D.Samsonova L.
Freshness·
—
86

Samsonova L.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CDrizzle
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 88%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[3]
Gauff C.[4]
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[3]
Kasatkina D.[20]
6-26-1
Gauff C.[4]
Trevisan M.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Kasatkina D.[20]
Kudermetova V.[29]
6-47-65
Swiatek I.[3]
Pegula J.[5]
6-36-2
Gauff C.[4]
Stephens S.
7-56-2
Trevisan M.
Fernandez L.[24]
6-26-736-3
R16
Swiatek I.[3]
Zheng Q.
6-756-06-2
Trevisan M.
Sasnovich A.[14]
7-6107-5
Stephens S.
Teichmann J.[23]
6-26-0
Gauff C.[4]
Mertens E.[23]
6-46-0
Kasatkina D.[20]
Giorgi C.[28]
6-26-2
Pegula J.[5]
Begu I.
4-66-26-3
Fernandez L.[24]
Anisimova A.[6]
6-34-66-3
Kudermetova V.[29]
Keys M.[19]
1-66-36-1
R32
Zheng Q.
Cornet A.
6-03-0
Kudermetova V.[29]
Badosa P.[3]
6-32-1
Pegula J.[5]
Zidansek T.[22]
6-17-62
Trevisan M.
Saville D.
6-36-4
Keys M.[19]
Rybakina E.[2]
3-66-17-63
Stephens S.
Parry D.
6-26-3
Anisimova A.[6]
Muchova K.[10]
6-776-23-0
Giorgi C.[28]
Sabalenka A.[1]
4-66-16-0
Sasnovich A.[14]
Kerber A.[21]
6-47-65
Mertens E.[23]
Gracheva V.
6-26-3
Swiatek I.[3]
Kovinic D.
6-37-5
Teichmann J.[23]
Azarenka V.[15]
4-67-57-65
Begu I.
Jeanjean L.
6-16-4
Kasatkina D.[20]
Rogers S.
6-36-2
Gauff C.[4]
Kanepi K.
6-36-4
Fernandez L.[24]
Bencic B.[11]
7-53-67-5
R64
Rybakina E.[2]
Volynets K.
6-46-0
Kasatkina D.[20]
Contreras Gomez F.
6-06-3
Trevisan M.
Linette M.
6-36-2
Saville D.
Kvitova P.[32]
6-46-2
Kerber A.[21]
Jacquemot E.
6-17-62
Sasnovich A.[14]
Raducanu E.[12]
3-66-16-1
Fernandez L.[24]
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Muchova K.[10]
Sakkari M.[4]
7-657-64
Gracheva V.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-757-5
Gauff C.[4]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-17-64
Kanepi K.
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-4
Azarenka V.[15]
Petkovic A.
6-17-63
Teichmann J.[23]
Danilovic O.
6-46-1
Parry D.
Osorio C.
6-36-3
Stephens S.
Cirstea S.[18]
3-66-26-0
Rogers S.
Collins D.[9]
6-46-3
Mertens E.[23]
Bouzkova M.[27]
W/O
Giorgi C.[28]
Putintseva Y.
6-37-5
Zidansek T.[22]
Sherif M.
W/O
Kudermetova V.[29]
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Kovinic D.
Schmiedlova A.
6-37-5
Jeanjean L.
Pliskova K.[20]
6-26-2
Bencic B.[11]
Andreescu B.[25]
6-26-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Brengle M.
6-16-3
Zheng Q.
Halep S.[19]
2-66-26-1
Swiatek I.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-01-66-3
Pegula J.[5]
Kalinina A.
6-15-76-4
Badosa P.[3]
Juvan K.[11]
7-53-66-2
Keys M.[19]
Garcia C.
6-47-63
Anisimova A.[6]
Vekic D.
6-46-1
Begu I.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-736-36-4
R128
Halep S.[19]
Schunk N.
6-41-66-1
Zheng Q.
Zanevska M.
6-36-1
Kovinic D.
Samsonova L.[20]
2-66-26-1
Kalinina A.
Baptiste H.[26]
5-2
Sherif M.
Kostyuk M.[15]
6-37-5
Alexandrova E.[14]
Minnen G.
7-56-3
Begu I.
Paolini J.[13]
4-66-17-65
Jeanjean L.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Andrianjafitrimo T.
2-66-36-1
Badosa P.[3]
Ferro F.
6-26-0
Krunic A.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-3
Juvan K.[11]
Selekhmeteva O.
7-57-64
Kudermetova V.[29]
Zhu L.
6-43-66-3
Keys M.[19]
Kalinskaya A.[22]
6-33-66-4
Linette M.
Jabeur O.[6]
3-67-647-5
Trevisan M.
Dart H.
6-06-2
Kvitova P.[32]
Bondar A.
7-606-1
Fernandez L.[24]
Mladenovic K.
6-07-5
Anisimova A.[6]
Osaka N.[16]
7-56-4
Bouzkova M.[27]
Gasanova A.
6-26-1
Mertens E.[23]
Ruse E.
6-36-1
Gauff C.[4]
Marino R.
7-56-0
Van Uytvanck A.
Li A.[30]
3-62-3
Azarenka V.[15]
Bogdan A.
6-777-616-2
Schmiedlova A.
Kucova K.
4-67-616-2
Osorio C.
Tan H.
6-46-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Yastremska D.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Doi M.
6-26-0
Rybakina E.[2]
Rus A.
6-15-76-2
Sabalenka A.[1]
Paquet C.
2-66-36-4
Haddad Maia B.
Bucsa C.[31]
6-31-66-2
Cirstea S.[18]
Maria T.
6-36-3
Ostapenko J.[29]
Bronzetti L.
6-16-4
Pegula J.[5]
Wang Q.
6-26-4
Zidansek T.[22]
Liu C.
6-26-2
Garcia C.
Townsend T.
6-36-4
Collins D.[9]
Tomova V.
6-06-4
Rogers S.
Martincova T.
6-46-3
Contreras Gomez F.
Udvardy P.
7-686-3
Giorgi C.[28]
Zhang S.
3-66-26-2
Putintseva Y.
Bara I.
6-36-1
Brengle M.
Buzarnescu M.
6-16-2
Raducanu E.[12]
Noskova L.[12]
6-747-56-1
Kerber A.[21]
Frech M.
2-66-37-5
Jacquemot E.
Watson H.
6-36-3
Siniakova K.
Martic P.
6-47-66
Muchova K.[10]
Monnet C.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Bjorklund M.
7-666-2
Sakkari M.[4]
Burel C.
6-26-3
Gracheva V.
Sharma A.
4-66-47-5
Petkovic A.
Dodin O.
6-46-2
Danilovic O.
Galfi D.
3-67-646-2
Parry D.
Krejcikova B.[2]
1-66-26-3
Saville D.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-16-2
Tomljanovic A.
Kontaveit A.[5]
7-657-5
Stephens S.
Niemeier J.
5-76-46-2
Andreescu B.[25]
Bonaventure Y.
3-67-56-0
Teichmann J.[23]
Pera B.
6-26-1
Volynets K.
Golubic V.
6-22-66-1
Kanepi K.
Muguruza G.[10]
2-66-36-4
Kasatkina D.[20]
Sramkova R.
6-26-0
Bencic B.[11]
Jani R.
6-16-1
Sasnovich A.[14]
Wang X.
6-46-1
Swiatek I.[3]
Tsurenko L.
6-26-0