Liudmila Samsonova vs Qinwen Zheng — Montreal Round of 32

Montreal · WTA · Round of 32
Liudmila Samsonova
RUS15
Liudmila Samsonova
#45WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 August 2023 ·
hard
Qinwen Zheng
CHN
Qinwen Zheng
#121WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Samsonova L.
6-3 6-2
Zheng Q.
Samsonova L.
662
Zheng Q.
320

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-2 in the Montreal round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Qinwen Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Liudmila Samsonova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-26Roland GarrosR16clayQinwen Zheng7-6 1-6 6-3
2023-03-20MiamiR32hardQinwen Zheng5-7 7-6 6-3
2023-02-06Abu DhabiSFhardLiudmila Samsonova6-4 1-6 6-4
2022-09-19TokyoFhardLiudmila Samsonova7-5 7-5
2021-07-19PalermoR32clayQinwen Zheng6-3 6-2
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Statistics

This season
Samsonova L.Zheng Q.
1st serve in·Even
55%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
6.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.4
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 186). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Samsonova L.Zheng Q.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
86
Break points won·Slight edge
92
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
37
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
35
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Samsonova L.Zheng Q.
Freshness·Dominant
97
71

Samsonova L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Zheng Q.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw