Yulia Putintseva vs Liudmila SamsonovaCincinnati Round of 128

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 128
#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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1 — 2
Sets
Friday, 14 August 2026 ·
hard
COURT 7 · 3rd on
#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Putintseva Y.
6-7 7-5 5-7
Samsonova L.
Putintseva Y.
6751
Samsonova L.
7572

Yulia Putintseva defeated Liudmila Samsonova in the Round of 128 at the Cincinnati tournament on hard courts. The match ended with a score of 7-6, 5-7, 7-5 in favor of Putintseva. Both players achieved four service breaks, but Putintseva had fewer aces, 3 to 6, and double faults, 1 to 10.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-18MiamiR64hardYulia Putintseva6-1 4-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
71%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
48
56
Break points saved·Dominant
29
73
Break points won·Even
95
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
67
45
Tiebreaks·Even
30
34

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

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 18:50 UTC
Putintseva Y.42%
Samsonova L.58%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Samsonova L. narrowly ahead

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.4+35 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.6Hard Elo 1723
5.4Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
4.6Overall Elo 1775
7.0Leads 1–0 on hard
H2H
3.0Trails 0–1 on hard
4.45 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
5.55 of last 10 on hard
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
79
54

Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 74%

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