Liudmila Samsonova vs Elena Rybakina — Montreal Semi-final

Montreal · WTA · Semi-final
Liudmila Samsonova
RUS
Liudmila Samsonova
#69WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 13 August 2023 ·
hard
Elena Rybakina
KAZ
Elena Rybakina
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
Samsonova L.
1-6 6-1 6-2
Rybakina E.
Samsonova L.
1662
Rybakina E.
6121

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Elena Rybakina 1-6 6-1 6-2 in the Montreal semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2. Liudmila Samsonova extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-18StrasbourgFclayElena Rybakina6-1 6-7 6-1
2024-02-05Abu DhabiSFhardElena Rybakina6-0 4-6 6-2
2023-10-07BeijingSFhardLiudmila Samsonova7-6(7) 6-3
2023-10-02BeijingSFhardLiudmila Samsonova7-6 6-3
2023-08-07MontrealSFhardLiudmila Samsonova1-6 6-1 6-2
2022-09-19TokyoR32hardLiudmila Samsonova6-2 6-4
2021-08-09MontrealR64hardLiudmila Samsonova6-4 5-7 6-4
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Statistics

This season
Samsonova L.Rybakina E.
1st serve in·Even
55%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Samsonova L.Rybakina E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
33
95
Break points saved·Dominant
44
89
Break points won·Slight edge
87
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
19
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
22
88

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw