Liudmila Samsonova and Sloane Stephens will play each other in the 3rd round of Wimbledon for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on Court 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Liudmila Samsonova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Liudmila Samsonova is the pick to win this match.
Liudmila Samsonova -> 1.68
Sloane Stephens -> 2.29
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Prediction and head to head Liudmila Samsonova vs. Sloane Stephens
This will be the 2nd time that Liudmila Samsonova and Sloane Stephens fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Samsonova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they played each other, Samsonova won 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Brisbane back in 2020.
Liudmila Samsonova
Ranked no. 65, Samsonova reached the 3rd round after defeating Kaia Kanepi 6-4 6-2 and Jessica Pegula 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Ludmilla defeated Pegula (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match, Samsonova scored 108 points vs Pegula’s 103. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Samsonova made 3 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Liudmila Samsonova lost the serve twice and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Samsonova put 52% of her first serves in, winning 81% (38/47) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (20/44) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Pegula 3 times after converting 30% of her break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ludmilla started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Samsonova has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 65% of her matches (190-102). 9-0 on grass in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Samsonova has an aggregate14-3 match record in the last 6 years on grass.
Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in in Berlin where she defeated Belinda Bencic in the final 1-6 6-1 6-3.
The Russian has a composed 25-13 win-loss record in 2021, 9-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Wimbledon
Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2019. See her history.
Sloane Stephens
Ranked no. 73, Stephens got to the 3rd round after defeating Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-4 and Kristie Ahn 7-5 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Stephens had a good straight sets win against Ahn (7-5 6-3). During the match Stephens scored 77 points vs Ahn’s 65. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Stephens scored 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Sloane Stephens lost the serve 3 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Stephens put 60% of her first serves in, winning 59% (22/37) of the points behind her 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the 2nd serve. Sloane broke Ahn 6 times after converting 50% of her break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sloane started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 55% of the points she played.
Sloane’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Parma.
The American has a compiled 14-11 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Samsonova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 46 | 40 |
| Pts | 169-145 | 141-117 |
| Total Points | 314 | 258 |
| Winners | 63 | 50 |
| %Winners | 37% | 35% |
Both Samsonova and Stephens played 2 matches. At the moment, Liudmila Samsonova surrendered 1 set while Sloane Stephens hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Samsonova has played 1 set more than Stephens (5 vs 4). Therefore, Samsonova played 6 games more than Stephens. Ludmilla scored 63 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Sloane fired 50 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Samsonova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 3 |
| 1st in | 77/140 | 73/123 |
| %1st in | 55% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 63/77 | 50/73 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 30/63 | 27/50 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 54% |
Samsonova bagged 14 aces (7 per match). Stephens struck 6 aces (3 per match). Samsonova won 82% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Stephens won 68% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Samsonova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 9 |
| Converted | 7/17 | 9/17 |
| % Converted | 41% | 53% |
| Conceded | 7 | 16 |
| Saved | 4 | 12 |
| % Saved | 57% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
The Russian broke her opponents 7 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Russian dropped her serve 3 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded. The American broke her opponents 9 times with a 53% conversion rate. The American conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 75% of the break points that she conceded.
| Samsonova | ||||
| R1 Kanepi |
R2 Pegula |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 28 | 46 | |
| pts | 61-42 | 108-103 | 169-145 | |
| Total points | 103 | 211 | 314 | |
| Winners | 25 | 38 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 35% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 30/49 | 47/91 | 77/140 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 52% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 38/47 | 63/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 81% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/19 | 20/44 | 30/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 45% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/10 | 7/17 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 30% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 60% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Stephens | ||||
| R1 Kvitova |
R2 Ahn |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 21 | 40 | |
| pts | 64-52 | 77-65 | 141-117 | |
| Total points | 116 | 142 | 258 | |
| Winners | 28 | 22 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 29% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 36/61 | 37/62 | 73/123 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 60% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 28/36 | 22/37 | 50/73 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 59% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/25 | 14/25 | 27/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 56% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 6/12 | 9/17 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 50% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 8/11 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 73% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Anastasija SevastovaSevastova – Marta KostyukKostyuk (1-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
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- Magda LinetteLinette – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Kaja JuvanJuvan – Cori GauffGauff (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Angelique KerberKerber – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Tereza MartincovaMartincova (1-0) – H2H and prediction
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- Elise MertensMertens – Madison KeysKeys (0-2) – H2H and prediction
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- Ons JabeurJabeur – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Shelby RogersRogers – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
