Belinda Bencic and Liudmila Samsonova will face off in the final of the Betti Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3:30 pm on Steffi Graf Stadion. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Belinda Bencic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.727
Liudmila Samsonova -> 2.21
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Prediction and head to head Belinda Bencic vs. Liudmila Samsonova
There is no head to head record between Belinda Bencic and Liudmila Samsonova since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Belinda Bencic
Ranked no. 12, Bencic got to the final after defeating Jule Niemeier 4-6 6-4 7-5, Petra Martic 6-3 6-4, Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 4-6 7-64 and Alize Cornet 7-5 6-4.
In the semifinal, Bencic had a good straight sets win against Cornet (7-5 6-4). During the match, Bencic scored 73 points vs Cornet’s 63. Belinda was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bencic fired 5 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Belinda Bencic lost the serve twice and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Bencic put 70% of her first serves in, winning 69% (38/55) of the points behind her 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. The Swiss was clinical in her return game without wasting any break point and break Cornet 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Bencic started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has lost 2 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points she played.
Bencic has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 66% of her matches (311-163). 4-0 on grass in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bencic has a compiled 53-20 win-loss record in the last years on grass.
Belinda’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Adelaide.
Bencic has a compiled 16-11 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Berlin
Bencic has never competed in this tournament before.
Liudmila Samsonova
Ranked no. 106, Samsonova reached the final after beating Noma Akugue Noha 6-3 6-1, Ana Konjuh 4-6 6-1 7-64, Marketa Vondrousova 6-4 7-66, Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 6-3, Madison Keys 7-64 2-6 7-60 and Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-2.
In the semifinal, Ludmilla had a good straight sets win against Azarenka (6-4 6-2). During the match Samsonova scored 59 points vs Azarenka’s 43. Samsonova was exceptionally aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Samsonova managed to score 11 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Liudmila Samsonova was exceptionally effective on serve to win 82% (28/34) of her 1st serve and 64% (9/14) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Samsonova broke Azarenka 3 times after converting 43% of her break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Samsonova started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
The Russian’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Berlin.
Samsonova has an aggregate 22-13 win-loss record in 2021, 6-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bencic | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 14 |
| Tot Games | 106 | 140 |
| Pts | 337-305 | 483-415 |
| Total Points | 642 | 898 |
| Winners | 157 | 210 |
| %Winners | 47% | 43% |
Bencic played 4 matches while Samsonova competed in 6 matches. Samsonova started her run from the qualifications while Bencic had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Belinda Bencic surrendered 2 sets, while Liudmila Samsonova dropped 2 sets. Bencic has played 4 set(s) less than Samsonova (10 vs 14). Therefore, Bencic played 34 games less than Samsonova. Belinda scored 157 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Samsonova struck 210 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bencic | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 37 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| 1st in | 205/328 | 271/451 |
| %1st in | 63% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 157/205 | 210/271 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 58/123 | 95/180 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 53% |
Bencic struck 26 aces (6.5 per match). Samsonova made 37 aces (6.2 per match). Bencic won 77% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Samsonova won 77% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bencic | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 18 |
| Converted | 13/21 | 18/41 |
| % Converted | 62% | 44% |
| Conceded | 30 | 32 |
| Saved | 22 | 23 |
| % Saved | 73% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 9 |
The Swiss broke her opponents 13 times with a 62% conversion rate. Belinda lost her serve 8 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded. The Russian broke her opponents 18 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Russian conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 72% of the break points that she conceded.
| Bencic | ||||||
| R1 Niemeier |
R2 Martic |
1/4 Alexandrova |
1/2 Cornet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 7-5 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 4-6 7-64 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 19 | 33 | 22 | 106 | |
| pts | 96-93 | 63-50 | 105-99 | 73-63 | 337-305 | |
| Total points | 189 | 113 | 204 | 136 | 642 | |
| Winners | 42 | 34 | 43 | 38 | 157 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 54% | 41% | 52% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 10 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
| 1st in | 52/88 | 41/60 | 57/101 | 55/79 | 205/328 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 68% | 56% | 70% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 42/52 | 34/41 | 43/57 | 38/55 | 157/205 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 83% | 75% | 69% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/36 | 9/19 | 21/44 | 11/24 | 58/123 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | 48% | 46% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 2/6 | 4/5 | 4/4 | 13/21 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 80% | 100% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 30 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 5/5 | 5/9 | 8/10 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | 56% | 80% | 76% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Samsonova | ||||||||
| Q1 Akugue |
Q3 Konjuh |
R1 Vondrousova |
R2 Kudermetova |
1/4 Keys |
1/2 Azarenka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 4-6 6-1 7-64 | 6-4 7-66 | 6-4 6-3 | 7-64 2-6 7-60 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 34 | 18 | 140 | |
| pts | 63-40 | 102-91 | 86-76 | 65-49 | 108-116 | 59-43 | 483-415 | |
| Total points | 103 | 193 | 162 | 114 | 224 | 102 | 898 | |
| Winners | 23 | 43 | 38 | 23 | 55 | 28 | 210 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 42% | 44% | 35% | 51% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 29/51 | 66/102 | 50/85 | 26/52 | 66/113 | 34/48 | 271/451 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 65% | 59% | 50% | 58% | 71% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 23/29 | 43/66 | 38/50 | 23/26 | 55/66 | 28/34 | 210/271 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 65% | 76% | 88% | 83% | 82% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 23/36 | 16/35 | 18/26 | 17/47 | 9/14 | 95/180 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 64% | 46% | 69% | 36% | 64% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 2/8 | 1/8 | 3/7 | 18/41 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 67% | 60% | 25% | 13% | 43% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 32 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 4/7 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 8/11 | 3/3 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 57% | 71% | – | 73% | 100% | 94% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
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