Liudmila Samsonova vs Barbora KrejcikovaAbu Dhabi Round of 16

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 February 2023
hard
#38WTA
1874ELO
1820Hard ELO
$650kYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWWL
Samsonova L.
7-5 7-6
Krejcikova B.
Samsonova L.
7782
Krejcikova B.
5660

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Barbora Krejcikova 7-5 7-6 in the Abu Dhabi round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Barbora Krejcikova came in ranked #38. Liudmila Samsonova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-05-20StrasbourgR32clayLiudmila Samsonova6-2 6-7(5) 6-4
2024-02-05Abu DhabiQFhardLiudmila Samsonova7-5 6-4
2023-04-17StuttgartR32clayBarbora Krejcikova6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Krejcikova B.

Krejcikova B.serving81% hold

wins 64% 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.Krejcikova B.
38
Serve
39
5
Return
57

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%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.7
3.5
Double faults / match·Even
4.3
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 119). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
69
92
Break points saved·Even
93
93
Break points won·Even
94
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.1Hard Elo 1723
Surface ELO
5.9+97 Hard Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1874
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
6.8
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
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
Freshness·Even
86
82

Samsonova L.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Krejcikova B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 62%