Liudmila Samsonova vs Elena Rybakina — Montreal Round of 64
Montreal · WTA · Round of 64
#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 August 2021 ·
hard
KAZ12#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWWLW
Samsonova L.6-4 5-7 6-4
Rybakina E.
Samsonova L.
6562
Rybakina E.
4741
Liudmila Samsonova defeated Elena Rybakina 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Montreal round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2. Liudmila Samsonova extended the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Liudmila Samsonova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.
Head to head
3–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | Toronto | R16 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 4-6 6-4 4-6 |
| 2025-05-18 | Strasbourg | F | clay | Elena Rybakina | 6-1 6-7 6-1 |
| 2024-02-05 | Abu Dhabi | SF | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-0 4-6 6-2 |
| 2023-10-02 | Beijing | SF | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2023-08-07 | Montreal | SF | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 1-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2022-09-19 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
55%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
56
98
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
96
Break points won·Even
92
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
60
51
Samsonova L.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d) · Rybakina E.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 120 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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