Magda Linette vs Liudmila SamsonovaWuhan Round of 64

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 64
#59WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2024
hard
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Linette M.
6-2 6-2
Samsonova L.
Linette M.
662
Samsonova L.
220

Magda Linette defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-2 in the Wuhan round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #41, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Magda Linette claimed a first win over Liudmila Samsonova in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-12CincinnatiR32hardLiudmila Samsonova7-6(10) 6-1
2024-05-27Roland GarrosR128clayLiudmila Samsonova6-1 6-1
2022-08-22ClevelandQFhardLiudmila Samsonova6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Linette M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Linette M.

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

Linette M.Samsonova L.
26
Serve
38
10
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
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.6
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (119 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
79
69
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
93
Break points won·Clear edge
75
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
89
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
55

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.4+57 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.6Hard Elo 1723
5.0Overall Elo 1831
ELO gap
5.0Overall Elo 1775
0.0
H2H
10.0
5.6
Surface form
4.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
6.8
Minutes 14d
8.5
7.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
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
98
86

Linette M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Samsonova L.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
18°CDrizzle
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 80%

Draw