Liudmila Samsonova vs Janice TjenAbu Dhabi Round of 16

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 1 February 2026
hard
#42WTA
1658ELO
1684Hard ELO
$630kYTD
$984kCAREER
24 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWL
Samsonova L.
6-2 6-2
Tjen J.
Samsonova L.
662
Tjen J.
220

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Janice Tjen 6-2 6-2 in the Abu Dhabi round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #41, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Liudmila Samsonova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-21MadridR64clayLiudmila Samsonova6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Tjen J.

Tjen J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Serve advantage — Samsonova L.

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.Tjen J.
38
Serve
53
5
Return
13

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
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
39%
Break points saved·Even
52%
48%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (14 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
69
78
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
84
Break points won·Slight edge
94
85
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
99

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.0+39 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
5.0Hard Elo 1684
5.5Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
4.5Overall Elo 1658
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
5.5
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.5
Minutes 14d
8.0
7.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
6.0
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·Slight edge
86
94

Samsonova L.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Tjen J.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 58%