Liudmila Samsonova vs Jessica Pegula — Berlin Round of 16
Berlin · WTA · Round of 16
#43WTA
1775ELO
1699Grass ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2025 ·
grass
USA3#3WTA
2097ELO
1903Grass ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWLWWWL
Samsonova L.6-7 7-5 7-6
Pegula J.
Samsonova L.
6772
Pegula J.
7561
Liudmila Samsonova defeated Jessica Pegula 6-7 7-5 7-6 in the Berlin round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending the title. Liudmila Samsonova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Liudmila Samsonova dropped the opening set before beating Jessica Pegula 6–7 7–5 7–6.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | Brisbane | QF | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2025-02-17 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2023-08-07 | Montreal | F | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2022-05-09 | Rome | R64 | clay | Jessica Pegula | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2021-06-28 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
56
93
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
86
Break points won·Slight edge
92
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
60
74
Samsonova L.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d) · Pegula J.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast