Liudmila Samsonova vs Sofia KeninWuhan Round of 32

Wuhan · 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
Monday, 6 October 2025
hard
#105WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Samsonova L.
3-6 6-3 6-1
Kenin S.
Samsonova L.
3662
Kenin S.
6311

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Sofia Kenin 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the Wuhan 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 narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-01Abu DhabiR32hardLiudmila Samsonova6-4 6-0
2023-02-13DohaR32hardSofia Kenin6-3 6-1
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR128claySofia Kenin6-4 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving80% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.serving77% hold

wins 62% 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.Kenin S.
38
Serve
13
5
Return
0

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%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
69
66
Break points saved·Even
93
92
Break points won·Slight edge
94
85
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
73

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
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.7+64 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.3Hard Elo 1659
5.8Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
4.2Overall Elo 1694
0.0
H2H
10.0
3.8
Surface form
4.0
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
8.5
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
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·Slight edge
83
91

Samsonova L.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d) · Kenin S.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw