Aryna Sabalenka vs Liudmila Samsonova — Indian Wells Quarter-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
BLR1#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ·
hard
RUS24#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Sabalenka A.6-2 6-3
Samsonova L.
Sabalenka A.
662
Samsonova L.
230
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-3 in the Indian Wells quarter-final 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 dropped just 5 games past 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 |
| 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 |
| 2023-01-02 | Adelaide 1 | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2022-10-17 | Guadalajara 2 | R32 | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-4 2-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
46%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.2
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
100
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
73
Break points won·Slight edge
99
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
37
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
35
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
59
71
Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast