Ajla Tomljanovic vs Liudmila SamsonovaUS Open Round of 16

US Open · WTA · Round of 16
#94WTA
1745ELO
1723Hard ELO
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2022
hard
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Tomljanovic A.
7-6 6-1
Samsonova L.
Tomljanovic A.
71062
Samsonova L.
681

Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Liudmila Samsonova 7-6 6-1 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #41, defending last year's round of 64. Ajla Tomljanovic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ajla Tomljanovic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-01WashingtonR16hardLiudmila Samsonova4-6 6-3 6-2
2021-10-18MoscowR32hardAjla Tomljanovic6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Tomljanovic A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Tomljanovic A.

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

Tomljanovic A.Samsonova L.
26
Serve
38
52
Return
5

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
65%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.3
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
71
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
93
Break points won·Even
92
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
96
83

Tomljanovic A.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Samsonova L.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

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