Qinwen Zheng vs Liudmila Samsonova — Palermo Round of 32
Palermo · WTA · Round of 32
CHN#127WTA
1852ELO
1811Clay ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 July 2021 ·
clay
#43WTA
1775ELO
1718Clay ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng Q.6-3 6-2
Samsonova L.
Zheng Q.
662
Samsonova L.
320
Qinwen Zheng defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 6-2 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #43, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Qinwen Zheng narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Qinwen Zheng dropped just 5 games past Liudmila Samsonova.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-26 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Qinwen Zheng | 7-6 1-6 6-3 |
| 2023-08-07 | Montreal | R32 | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-03-20 | Miami | R32 | hard | Qinwen Zheng | 5-7 7-6 6-3 |
| 2023-02-06 | Abu Dhabi | SF | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-4 1-6 6-4 |
| 2022-09-19 | Tokyo | F | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 7-5 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.7
4.7
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
89
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
73
Break points won·Slight edge
98
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
34
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
100
60
Zheng Q.: 17 days rest · Samsonova L.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast