Magdalena Frech vs Liudmila SamsonovaDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#44WTA
1725ELO
1700Hard ELO
$659kYTD
$4.8MCAREER
28 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026
hard
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Frech M.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Samsonova L.
Frech M.
64792
Samsonova L.
36671

Magdalena Frech defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #41, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Magdalena Frech closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Frech M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Frech 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

Frech M.Samsonova L.
32
Serve
38
47
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·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
55
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
93
Break points won·Clear edge
71
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
72
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
43
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
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.6Hard Elo 1700
Surface ELO
5.4+23 Hard Elo edge
4.1Overall Elo 1725
ELO gap
5.9Overall Elo 1775
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
4.9
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.1
3-set count
7.0
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·Clear edge
98
86

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 39%

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