Liudmila Samsonova vs Ann LiRome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
#69WTA
1775ELO
1718Clay ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 8 May 2026 ·
clay
#31WTA
1807ELO
1743Clay ELO
$718kYTD
$3.8MCAREER
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Samsonova L.
6-4 6-3
Li A.
Samsonova L.
662
Li A.
430

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Ann Li 6-4 6-3 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ann Li came in ranked #31, defending last year's round of 128. Liudmila Samsonova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-06-06s HertogenboschR32grassAnn Li6-3 6-4
2022-03-07Indian WellsR64hardLiudmila Samsonova4-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Li A.

Li A.serving70% 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 clay

Samsonova L.Li A.
Serve
19
Return
19

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.5
5.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
69
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
83
Break points won·Slight edge
94
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
87
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
66

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
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.3Clay Elo 1718
Surface ELO
4.7+25 Clay Elo edge
5.1Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
4.9Overall Elo 1807
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
6.8
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
7.0
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
88
97

Samsonova L.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Li A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

R128
R64
R32
R16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final