Liudmila Samsonova vs Marta KostyukBeijing Round of 16

Beijing · WTA · Round of 16
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2023
hard
#13WTA
2057ELO
1968Hard ELO
$2.3MYTD
$9.1MCAREER
24 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWW
Samsonova L.
6-4 6-7 7-5
Kostyuk M.
Samsonova L.
66472
Kostyuk M.
47751

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-7 7-5 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marta Kostyuk came in ranked #13. Liudmila Samsonova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-31WashingtonQFhardLiudmila Samsonova6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kostyuk M.

Kostyuk M.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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.Kostyuk M.
38
Serve
53
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·Even
55%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 163). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
69
92
Break points saved·Even
93
93
Break points won·Even
94
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
86

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.3Hard Elo 1723
Surface ELO
7.7+245 Hard Elo edge
2.3Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
7.7Overall Elo 2057
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.0
Surface form
3.9
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.6
Minutes 14d
6.8
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
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·Clear edge
86
69

Samsonova L.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Kostyuk M.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 57 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 53%

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