Liudmila Samsonova vs Qinwen Zheng — Abu Dhabi Semi-final
Abu Dhabi · WTA · Semi-final
#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, 6 February 2023 ·
hard
CHN#127WTA
1852ELO
1832Hard ELO
$283kYTD
$10MCAREER
23 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Samsonova L.6-4 1-6 6-4
Zheng Q.
Samsonova L.
6162
Zheng Q.
4641
Liudmila Samsonova defeated Qinwen Zheng 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the Abu Dhabi semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Qinwen Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Liudmila Samsonova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Liudmila Samsonova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Liudmila Samsonova closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 6–4.
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 |
| 2022-09-19 | Tokyo | F | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2021-07-19 | Palermo | R32 | clay | Qinwen Zheng | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
55%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
6.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.4
4.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 186). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
56
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
86
Break points won·Slight edge
92
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
54
100
Samsonova L.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d) · Zheng Q.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast