NEW YORK. Inexorable Samsonova crushes Davis in the qualifications

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Samsonova surprises Davis to face Jessica Pegula in the next round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Liudmila Samsonova vs. Lauren Davis

Liudmila Samsonova upsets Lauren Davis 6-4 6-1 in the qualifications in New York on Thursday after playing a tremendous match to deal with Jessica Pegula in the next round.

Score, report, and key facts

Ludmilla clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Russian broke back in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th () game to win the set 6-4.

Lauren was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4.

Samsonova converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th (3-4 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40 and 40-A). In addition on the other side, the American converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 56 points. Samsonova conquered the set after winning 4 more points than the American (30-26). Ludmilla conceded 8 points on serve (18-8). On the losing side, the American conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).

Samsonova had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Davis in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Samsonova to win the set because Lauren succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (1-4) game. Samsonova maintained her focus to break Lauren in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

An important stage of this set was when Ludmilla won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to convert the score from 0-0 to 4-0.

Samsonova converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (3-0 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). Also, on the other side, the American converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 5th (0-4 40-A) and the 7th game (1-5 30-40).

They played 51 points. The Russian won 11 more points than Davis (31-20). Ludmilla lost 12 points on serve (17-12). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 14 points on serve (8-14).

Match Statistics

Samsonova
Davis
Liudmila Samsonova
6-4 6-1
Lauren Davis
61
61
Total points
46
46
21
21
Winners
17
17
34%
34%
Ratio Winners
37%
37%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
0
0
6
6
Double Faults
4
4
49%
49%
1st in
56%
56%
78%
78%
1st won
59%
59%
21/27
21/27
1st won
17/29
17/29
50%
50%
2nd won
39%
39%
14/28
14/28
2nd won
9/23
9/23
-- Break Points --
5/8
5/8
Total
2/4
2/4
63%
63%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Ludmilla scored 61 points vs. Davis’s 46.

The Russian served pretty well to win 78% of the points (21/27) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (14/28) on her second serve. The Russian was pretty focused in converting 63% of the break points that she conquered (5/8). On the other side, Davis was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (2/4). Yet, that was not enough to win the encounter.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Liudmila Samsonova vs. Jessica Pegula – stats

Samsonova will fight against Pegula in the next round.

There is no head to head record between Liudmila Samsonova and Jessica Pegula since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

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