Liudmila Samsonova vs Madison KeysWashington Round of 32

Washington · WTA · Round of 32
#55WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 28 July 2026 ·
hard
STADIUM · 4th on
#23WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWWW
Samsonova L.
3-6 6-4 6-4
Keys M.
Samsonova L.
3662
Keys M.
6441

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Madison Keys in the Round of 32 at the Washington tournament, winning 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Samsonova hit 5 aces and 14 double faults, while Keys hit 10 aces and 7 double faults. Both players converted 3 service breaks, with Samsonova winning 80% of her first-serve points and Keys converting 50% of her break points.

Key context

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-06AdelaideSFhardMadison Keys5-7 7-5 3-0
2024-05-20StrasbourgSFclayMadison Keys6-1 6-3
2024-04-22MadridR32clayMadison Keys6-2 6-3
2023-08-28US OpenR32hardMadison Keys5-7 6-2 6-2
2022-01-10Adelaide 2QFhardMadison Keys6-3 3-6 6-3
2021-06-14BerlinQFgrassLiudmila Samsonova7-6 2-6 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
90
Break points saved·Clear edge
72
85
Break points won·Even
92
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
38
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
95

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

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 21:50 UTC
Samsonova L.29%
Keys M.71%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Keys M. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.5Hard Elo 1723
Surface ELO
7.5+197 Hard Elo edge
2.4Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
7.6Overall Elo 1987
2.2Trails 0–2 on hard
H2H
7.8Leads 2–0 on hard
1.62 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
7.07 of last 10 on hard
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0Grass → Hard
Surface transition
7.0Grass → Hard
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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·Dominant
51
87

Samsonova L.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 107 games (7d) · Keys M.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
32°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw