Liudmila Samsonova vs Daria KasatkinaIndian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
hard
#65WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
Samsonova L.
2-6 6-3 6-2
Kasatkina D.
Samsonova L.
2662
Kasatkina D.
6321

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Daria Kasatkina 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #41, defending last year's round of 64. Liudmila Samsonova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-18StrasbourgR32clayDaria Kasatkina7-5 6-3
2025-06-30WimbledonR32grassLiudmila Samsonova6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Kasatkina D.
38
Serve
0
5
Return
95

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
58%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 55). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
69
78
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
80
Break points won·Slight edge
94
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
93
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
47

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
4.7Hard Elo 1723
Surface ELO
5.3+34 Hard Elo edge
5.0Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
5.0Overall Elo 1795
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
4.8
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
5.4
Country comfort
5.5
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
90

Samsonova L.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Kasatkina D.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw