Taylor Townsend vs Liudmila Samsonova — Cincinnati Round of 64
Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
#94WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 7 August 2025 ·
hard
RUS13#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Townsend T.6-2 6-4
Samsonova L.
Townsend T.
662
Samsonova L.
240
Taylor Townsend defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #43, defending last year's quarter-final.
Key context
- Match story: Taylor Townsend dropped just 6 games past Liudmila Samsonova.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.8
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (72 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
47
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
73
Break points won·Dominant
31
92
Deciding sets·Even
35
37
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
35
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
75
71
Townsend T.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast