PALERMO. Martic overcomes Samsonova in the 2nd round of the Palermo Ladies Open. HIGHLIGHTS

PALERMO LADIES OPEN - PALERMO RESULTS. Martic overcomes Samsonova to fight against Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Petra Martic vs. Liudmila Samsonova

Petra Martic gets by Liudmila Samsonova 5-7 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Palermo on Thursday. Martic will fight against Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Russian conquered in the 12th game (7-5).

The Russian missed the chance to break Petra in the 10th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Samsonova was unable to convert any of the 10 conquered break points. She had 10 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 10th (5-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Petra was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40), the 9th (4-4 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40).

They played 89 points. Samsonova conquered the set after winning 5 points more than Martic (47-42). The Russian lost 14 points on serve (29-14). In addition, on the other side, Martic conceded 18 points on serve (28-18).

Martic conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Samsonova in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, that was not enough for the Croatian to win the set as the Russian found the way to break back in the 8th (4-4) game. Martic maintained her focus to break the Russian in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

Petra converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Samsonova converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 7th (3-4 0-40) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 66 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Croatian won just 2 points more than Ludmilla (34-32). The Croatian conceded 15 points on serve (19-15). On the other side, the Russian conceded 15 points on serve (17-15).

The Croatian in this set was more solid than Samsonova and without too much hustling she won 6-2 after breaking Samsonova in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Martic was on the money in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 0-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, Martic didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 43 points. Petra conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Ludmilla (27-16). Martic lost 8 points on serve (18-8). on the other side of the court, the Russian conceded 9 points on serve (8-9).

The Croatian will pocket € 1492 after conquering this match. She has won already € 4,032 after this win. If she wins the next match, Martic will add currency € 2,448 to her earnings to earn € 6,480 in total.

 

Match Statistics

Martic
Samsonova
Petra Martic
5-7 6-4 6-2
Liudmila Samsonova
103
103
Total points
95
95
49
49
Winners
35
35
48%
48%
Ratio Winners
37%
37%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
3
3
2
2
Double Faults
6
6
69%
69%
1st in
54%
54%
67%
67%
1st won
70%
70%
49/73
49/73
1st won
35/50
35/50
48%
48%
2nd won
45%
45%
16/33
16/33
2nd won
19/42
19/42
-- Break Points --
4/8
4/8
Total
2/14
2/14
50%
50%
Won
14%
14%
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At the end of the match, the Croatian scored 103 points vs. the Russian’s 95.

Petra was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured (4/8). On the other side, Samsonova was not so effective in converting her break points (only 14% – 2/14). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Martic and Samsonova is 1-0 for Petra.

Highlights Petra Martic vs. Liudmila Samsonova Palermo Ladies Open – Palermo

 

Next Match H2H: Petra Martic vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich – stats

Martic will come up against Sasnovich in the quarter.

This will be the 5th time that Petra Martic and Aliaksandra Sasnovich face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Martic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Martic won 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Budapest back in 2018.

Tennis Scores in Palermo

Upcoming matches

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  • Fiona FerroFerro – Sara ErraniErrani (1-0) – See H2H details
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