Aryna Sabalenka vs Liudmila Samsonova — Adelaide 1 Round of 16
Adelaide 1 · WTA · Round of 16
BLR2#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2023 ·
hard
#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Sabalenka A.7-6 7-6
Samsonova L.
Sabalenka A.
772
Samsonova L.
660
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Liudmila Samsonova 7-6 7-6 in the Adelaide 1 round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Aryna Sabalenka won all two sets in tiebreaks against Liudmila Samsonova.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | Wuhan | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2025-03-05 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2024-08-12 | Cincinnati | QF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-08-07 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 7-6 4-6 6-3 |
| 2022-10-17 | Guadalajara 2 | R32 | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-4 2-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
100
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
73
Break points won·Slight edge
99
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
34
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
79
60
Sabalenka A.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast