Ashlyn Krueger vs Liudmila SamsonovaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#56WTA
1791ELO
1723Hard ELO
22 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Krueger A.
3-6 7-5 6-2
Samsonova L.
Krueger A.
3762
Samsonova L.
6521

Ashlyn Krueger defeated Liudmila Samsonova 3-6 7-5 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #43, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Ashlyn Krueger claimed a first win over Liudmila Samsonova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-26US OpenR32hardLiudmila Samsonova6-1 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.5
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (44 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
54
Break points saved·Dominant
39
73
Break points won·Slight edge
85
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
87
37
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
44
35

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
96
71

Krueger A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw