Ludmilla Samsonova beats Kudermetova in the quarter of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open – ABU DHABI RESULTS

MUBADALA ABU DHABI OPEN - ABU DHABI DRAW AND RESULTS. Samsonova topples Kudermetova to come up against Qinwen Zheng in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Liudmila Samsonova vs. Veronika Kudermetova

Liudmila Samsonova defeats the 2021 runner-up Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Abu Dhabi on Friday in what was an all-Russian contest. Samsonova will play against Qinwen Zheng in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 23 minutes.

Samsonova
Abu Dhabi
Samsonova's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Samsonova
Kudermetova
Liudmila Samsonova
6-3 6-3
1h:23
Veronika Kudermetova
60
60
Total points
45
45
26
26
Winners
24
24
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
53%
53%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
1
1
1
1
Double Faults
0
0
62%
62%
1st in
69%
69%
84%
84%
1st won
63%
63%
26/31
26/31
1st won
24/38
24/38
58%
58%
2nd won
47%
47%
11/19
11/19
2nd won
8/17
8/17
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
0/3
0/3
60%
60%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Samsonova scored 60 points vs. Kudermetova’s 45.

Samsonova

Samsonova served exceptionally well to win 84% of the points (26/31) behind her first serve, and she won 58% points (11/19) on her second serve. Ludmilla was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that she procured (3/5).

Kudermetova

On the other side, Kudermetova wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Samsonova and Kudermetova is 2-2.

Draw and next match H2H: Liudmila Samsonova vs. Qinwen Zheng – stats

Samsonova will square off with Zheng in the semifinal.

This will be the 3rd time that Liudmila Samsonova and Qinwen Zheng face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Samsonova and Zheng (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Samsonova won 7-5 7-5 in the final in Tokyo back in 2022.

Liudmila Samsonova Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Samsonova 6-3
SamsonovaKudermetova
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
SamsonovaKudermetova
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
SamsonovaKudermetova
4
3
0
15
15
15
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15
40
15
SamsonovaKudermetova
3
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SamsonovaKudermetova
2
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
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40
40
A
SamsonovaKudermetova
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SamsonovaKudermetova
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
SamsonovaKudermetova
1
1
15
0
30
0
15
30
30
30
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30
SamsonovaKudermetova
0
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40

Ludmilla won the set after she broke Veronika in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Veronika was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-3 to 6-3.

They contested 52 points. Samsonova was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than Kudermetova (31-21). Ludmilla surrendered 5 points on serve (18-5). On the other side, Veronika conceded 13 points on serve (16-13).

2nd Set -
Samsonova 6-3
SamsonovaKudermetova
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
SamsonovaKudermetova
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SamsonovaKudermetova
5
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
SamsonovaKudermetova
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
SamsonovaKudermetova
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SamsonovaKudermetova
3
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
SamsonovaKudermetova
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
SamsonovaKudermetova
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
SamsonovaKudermetova
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Ludmilla clinched in the 4th game (3-1) just before eventually winning the set (6-3).

Samsonova converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Kudermetova was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 55 points. Ludmilla conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Veronika (32-23). Ludmilla dropped 7 points on serve (21-7). on the other side of the court, Kudermetova conceded 11 points on serve (16-11).

1st
Samsonova
Kudermetova
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Samsonova
Kudermetova
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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