Lilli Tagger vs Liudmila SamsonovaLinz Round of 16

Linz · WTA · Round of 16
#82WTA
1684ELO
1687Hard ELO
18 yrs · 185 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2026
hard
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Tagger L.
6-2 7-6
Samsonova L.
Tagger L.
67132
Samsonova L.
26110

Lilli Tagger defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 7-6 in the Linz round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #41.

Key context

  • Match story: Lilli Tagger closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Tagger L.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Tagger L.

Serve advantage — Tagger 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

Tagger L.Samsonova L.
Serve
38
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
67%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.9Hard Elo 1687
Surface ELO
5.1+36 Hard Elo edge
4.6Overall Elo 1684
ELO gap
5.4Overall Elo 1775
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.4
Surface form
1.7
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Prev. match
7.0
7.0
Country comfort
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·Slight edge
96
86

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 42%