Liudmila Samsonova conquers Leylah Annie Fernandez 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Strasbourg on Tuesday. Samsonova will fight against Demi Schuurs/Luisa Stefani or Diana Shnaider/Vera Zvonareva in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 26 minutes.
Highlights Liudmila Samsonova vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez Internationaux de Strasbourg – Strasbourg
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Ludmilla scored 98 points vs. Leylah’s 87.
Samsonova
Ludmilla was pretty focused in converting 56% of the break points that she procured (5/9).
Fernandez
On the other side, Fernandez had some problems converting her break points (only 27% – 3/11). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Samsonova and Fernandez is 2-1 for Ludmilla.
Draw and next match H2H: Liudmila Samsonova vs. Demi Schuurs/Luisa Stefani or Diana Shnaider/Vera Zvonareva – stats
Samsonova will square off with either Demi Schuurs/Luisa Stefani or Diana Shnaider/Vera Zvonareva in the 3rd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Demi Schuurs/Luisa Stefani and 0-0 vs. Diana Shnaider/Vera Zvonareva.
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Leylah snatched in the 10th game (6-4) just before eventually conquering the set (6-4).
Fernandez failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 30.
The Canadian was on the money in converting all her break points in the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). On the other side, Ludmilla wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 40-A).
They played 69 points. The Canadian conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Ludmilla (38-31). The Canadian dropped 12 points on serve (26-12). On the losing side, the Russian conceded 12 points on serve (19-12).
Samsonova had a great start in this set after breaking Leylah Annie Fernandez in the 2nd game (2-0). However, Ludmilla managed to stage a great comeback to break Leylah 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).
Certainly, a key moment was when the Russian won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the score from 0-2 to 4-2.
The Russian converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-2 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (2-2 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Canadian converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 6th (2-3 40-A), the 8th (3-4 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 71 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Russian won just 3 points more than Leylah (37-34). Samsonova conceded 17 points on serve (20-17). On the losing side, the Canadian conceded 17 points on serve (17-17).
Samsonova in this set was too good for the Canadian and without too much hustling she won 6-2 after breaking Fernandez in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.
A defining moment of this set was when Ludmilla won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to convert the score from 1-1 to 5-1.
Ludmilla converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 5th game (3-1 0-40). On the other side, the Canadian was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th game (2-5 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 45 points. The Russian won 15 more points than Fernandez (30-15). The Russian lost 10 points on serve (21-10). on the other side of the court, Fernandez conceded 9 points on serve (5-9).
Tennis Scores in Strasbourg
- Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (4-6 6-4 6-2)
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