Liudmila Samsonova stuns Belinda Bencic 1-6 6-1 6-3 in the final in Berlin on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 37 minutes. This is the first time that the Russian conquered this tournament. She has never played in this tournament before.
Samsonova added € 14,159 to her prize money after winning this final. She has earned € 55,300 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Liudmila Samsonova vs. Belinda Bencic Betti Open – Berlin
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:37
At the end of the match, the Russian scored 75 points vs. Bencic’s 68.
Samsonova
Ludmilla served very well to win 77% of the points (30/39) behind her first serve, and she won 52% points (16/31) on her second serve. Ludmilla struck 14 aces and she committed 6 double faults. The Russian was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (4/8).
Bencic
On the other side, Bencic was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Samsonova and Bencic is 1-0 for Ludmilla.
This was the 1st career title for the Russian. (see list of the title). The Swiss remains with 4th titles after she conquered the tournament in Eastbourne 2015, in Toronto 2015, in Dubai 2019 and in Moscow 2019. (see list of the title)
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started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Samsonova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. The Swiss reinforced her lead after breaking the Russian in the 4th (4-0) game before conquering the set (6-1).
A defining moment of this set was when Bencic won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.
Bencic was spot on in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 40-A) and the 3rd game (3-0 15-40). On the other side, Bencic didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 44 points. Belinda was the winner of the set after clinching 12 more points than Samsonova (28-16). Bencic lost 7 points on serve (17-7). On the losing side, Ludmilla conceded 11 points on serve (9-11).
Samsonova came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. The Russian managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Belinda in the 4th (4-0) game before conquering the set (6-1).
Certainly, a key moment was when the Russian won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.
Samsonova converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 4th game (3-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Belinda wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (1-5 30-40).
They contested 39 points. The Russian conquered the set after winning 13 more points than the Swiss (26-13). Samsonova conceded 5 points on serve (17-5). on the other side of the court, Belinda conceded 9 points on serve (8-9).
Samsonova conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking in the 1st game (1-0). Ludmilla extended her lead after breaking the Swiss in the 9th (6-3) game before winning the set.
Ludmilla converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 7th (4-2 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Swiss was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th game (3-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 58 points. Ludmilla won 6 more points than Belinda (32-26). The Russian conceded 7 points on serve (19-7). on the other side of the net, Belinda conceded 13 points on serve (19-13).
Liudmila Samsonova in Berlin |
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