Laura Siegemund vs Liudmila Samsonova — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Laura Siegemund
GER
Laura Siegemund
#98WTA
1769ELO
1713Hard ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
Liudmila Samsonova
RUS18
Liudmila Samsonova
#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Siegemund L.
0-6 7-5 6-4
Samsonova L.
Siegemund L.
0762
Samsonova L.
6541

Laura Siegemund defeated Liudmila Samsonova 0-6 7-5 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #43, defending last year's round of 64. Laura Siegemund extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-08AdelaideR32hardLaura Siegemund6-7 6-4 6-4
2023-10-09ZhengzhouR16hardLaura Siegemund3-6 6-2 6-1
2022-08-22ClevelandR16hardLiudmila Samsonova6-2 6-1
2022-04-18StuttgartQFclayLiudmila Samsonova7-5 6-3

Statistics

This season
Siegemund L.Samsonova L.
1st serve in·Clear edge
74%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Siegemund L.Samsonova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
29
54
Break points saved·Dominant
23
73
Break points won·Slight edge
85
92
Deciding sets·Even
40
37
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
15
35

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Siegemund L.Samsonova L.
Freshness·
—
71

Samsonova L.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw