Liudmila Samsonova vs Leylah Fernandez — US Open Round of 64
US Open · 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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Sets
Monday, 29 August 2022
hard
#24WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Samsonova L.6-3 7-6
Fernandez L.
Samsonova L.
6772
Fernandez L.
363–
Liudmila Samsonova defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-3 7-6 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final. Liudmila Samsonova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Liudmila Samsonova closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-15 | Dubai | R64 | hard | Leylah Fernandez | 5-7 7-5 6-3 |
| 2024-05-20 | Strasbourg | R16 | clay | Liudmila Samsonova | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2024-02-12 | Doha | R64 | hard | Leylah Fernandez | 7-5 7-6(4) |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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.Fernandez L.
38
Serve
60
5
Return
27
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%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.6
Double faults / match·Even
4.1
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
69
87
Break points saved·Even
93
95
Break points won·Even
94
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
75
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
86
98
Samsonova L.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Fernandez L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 67%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Garcia C.
Gauff C.
6-36-4
Sabalenka A.
Pliskova K.
6-17-64
Jabeur O.
Tomljanovic A.
6-47-64
Swiatek I.
Pegula J.
6-37-64
R16
Swiatek I.
Niemeier J.
2-66-46-0
Tomljanovic A.
Samsonova L.
7-686-1
Gauff C.
Zhang S.
7-57-5
Garcia C.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-1
Sabalenka A.
Collins D.
3-66-36-2
Pegula J.
Kvitova P.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.
Azarenka V.
7-56-756-2
Jabeur O.
Kudermetova V.
7-616-4
R32
Sabalenka A.
Burel C.
6-06-2
Swiatek I.
Davis L.
6-36-4
Pegula J.
Yuan Y.
6-26-766-0
Samsonova L.
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Azarenka V.
Martic P.
6-36-0
Niemeier J.
Zheng Q.
6-47-65
Garcia C.
Andreescu B.
6-36-2
Jabeur O.
Rogers S.
4-66-46-3
Kvitova P.
Muguruza G.
5-76-37-610
Kudermetova V.
Galfi D.
6-26-0
Zhang S.
Marino R.
6-26-4
Tomljanovic A.
Williams S.
7-56-746-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Wang X.
6-43-66-4
Gauff C.
Keys M.
6-26-3
Pliskova K.
Bencic B.
5-76-46-3
Collins D.
Cornet A.
6-47-69
R64
Pegula J.
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Keys M.
Giorgi C.
6-45-77-66
Kudermetova V.
Zanevska M.
6-26-3
Rogers S.
Hruncakova V.
7-56-1
Galfi D.
Dart H.
6-46-0
Samsonova L.
Fernandez L.
6-37-63
Zheng Q.
Potapova A.
7-647-63
Kvitova P.
Kalinina A.
W/O
Azarenka V.
Kostyuk M.
6-26-3
Martic P.
Badosa P.
6-756-16-2
Yuan Y.
Begu I.
6-37-66
Garcia C.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Osorio C.
6-46-757-65
Gauff C.
Ruse E.
6-27-64
Marino R.
Snigur D.
6-37-65
Andreescu B.
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-4
Sabalenka A.
Kanepi K.
2-67-686-4
Burel C.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-44-66-4
Swiatek I.
Stephens S.
6-36-2
Davis L.
Alexandrova E.
0-66-47-65
Collins D.
Bucsa C.
6-27-5
Cornet A.
Siniakova K.
6-11-66-3
Niemeier J.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-3
Wang X.
Sakkari M.
3-67-57-5
Zhang S.
Schmiedlova A.
7-56-1
Bencic B.
Cirstea S.
3-67-56-2
Pliskova K.
Bouzkova M.
6-36-2
Muguruza G.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-06-4
Jabeur O.
Mandlik E.
7-56-2
Krunic A.
Krejcikova B.
2-66-46-2
Tomljanovic A.
Rodina E.
1-66-27-5
Williams S.
Kontaveit A.
7-642-66-2
R128
Badosa P.
Tsurenko L.
3-67-646-3
Sabalenka A.
Harrison C.
6-16-3
Snigur D.
Halep S.
6-20-66-4
Garcia C.
Rakhimova K.
6-26-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Yu E.
6-26-4
Osorio C.
Li A.
1-66-36-1
Hruncakova V.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-4
Rogers S.
Rus A.
3-66-36-4
Yuan Y.
Fourlis J.
6-36-2
Bencic B.
Petkovic A.
6-24-66-4
Cirstea S.
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Bouzkova M.
Noskova L.
6-26-736-2
Davis L.
Bronzetti L.
4-67-635-4
Niemeier J.
Kenin S.
7-636-4
Kalinskaya A.
Peterson R.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Kovinic D.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Contreras Gomez F.
6-06-4
Rodina E.
Trevisan M.
7-56-1
Sasnovich A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-4
Marino R.
Frech M.
6-26-3
Schmiedlova A.
Podoroska N.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Martincova T.
7-646-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Williams V.
6-17-65
Burel C.
Rybakina E.
6-46-4
Zhang S.
Teichmann J.
6-46-2
Collins D.
Osaka N.
7-656-3
Keys M.
Yastremska D.
7-636-3
Bucsa C.
Juvan K.
6-46-4
Siniakova K.
Townsend T.
6-44-66-2
Giorgi C.
Bondar A.
4-66-36-1
Cornet A.
Raducanu E.
6-36-3
Ruse E.
Saville D.
3-66-26-4
Gauff C.
Jeanjean L.
6-26-3
Haddad Maia B.
Konjuh A.
6-06-0
Andreescu B.
Tan H.
6-03-66-1
Pliskova K.
Linette M.
6-24-67-68
Azarenka V.
Krueger A.
6-14-66-2
Kostyuk M.
Sherif M.
7-626-4
Martic P.
Gracheva V.
6-47-63
Wang X.
Parry D.
5-76-36-3
Sakkari M.
Maria T.
6-43-66-0
Jabeur O.
Brengle M.
7-56-2
Mandlik E.
Zidansek T.
5-77-636-4
Pegula J.
Golubic V.
6-26-2
Begu I.
Mertens E.
3-66-26-3
Kudermetova V.
Vekic D.
7-56-3
Kvitova P.
Andreeva E.
7-636-0
Kalinina A.
Pera B.
6-46-4
Zanevska M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-17-5
Galfi D.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-46-3
Fruhvirtova L.
Wang X.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.
Tauson C.
6-37-65
Dart H.
Kasatkina D.
7-681-66-3
Fernandez L.
Dodin O.
6-36-4
Samsonova L.
Bejlek S.
6-36-1
Zheng Q.
Ostapenko J.
6-33-66-4
Krunic A.
Avanesyan E.
6-46-4
Potapova A.
Liu C.
6-16-4
Tomljanovic A.
Muchova K.
6-37-65
Putintseva Y.
Anisimova A.
6-36-3
Alexandrova E.
Stearns P.
6-44-67-5
Kontaveit A.
Cristian J.
6-36-0
Stephens S.
Minnen G.
1-66-36-3
Swiatek I.
Paolini J.
6-36-0