Unforgiving Swiatek thumps Samsonova in the 3rd round. HIGHLIGHTS – DUBAI RESULTS

    DUBAI DUTY FREE CHAMPIONSHIPS - DUBAI DRAW AND RESULTS. Swiatek annihilates Samsonova to take on Karolina Pliskova in the quarter

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Iga Swiatek vs. Liudmila Samsonova

    Iga Swiatek obliterates Liudmila Samsonova 6-1 6-0 in the 3rd round in Dubai on Wednesday after playing a remarkable match to come up against Karolina Pliskova in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 16 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do was reach the 3rd round in 2021. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

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    Swiatek's Record

    Highlights Iga Swiatek vs. Liudmila Samsonova Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Swiatek
    Samsonova
    Iga Swiatek
    6-1 6-0
    1h:16
    Liudmila Samsonova
    61
    61
    Total points
    35
    35
    23
    23
    Winners
    20
    20
    38%
    38%
    Ratio Winners
    57%
    57%
    -- Serve --
    2
    2
    Aces
    5
    5
    0
    0
    Double Faults
    2
    2
    72%
    72%
    1st in
    58%
    58%
    74%
    74%
    1st won
    65%
    65%
    23/31
    23/31
    1st won
    20/31
    20/31
    67%
    67%
    2nd won
    14%
    14%
    8/12
    8/12
    2nd won
    3/22
    3/22
    -- Break Points --
    5/10
    5/10
    Total
    0/0
    0/0
    50%
    50%
    Won
    0%
    0%
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    At the end of the match, the Pole scored 61 points vs. Samsonova’s 35.

    Swiatek

    Iga was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (5/10).

    Samsonova

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

    After this contest, the head to head between Swiatek and Samsonova is 2-0 for Iga.

    Draw and next match H2H: Iga Swiatek vs. Karolina Pliskova – stats

    Swiatek will fight against Pliskova in the quarter.

    This will be the 2nd time that Iga Swiatek and Karolina Pliskova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

    The last time that they fought against each other, Swiatek won 6-0 6-0 in the final in Rome back in 2021.

    Iga Swiatek Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    1st Set -
    Swiatek 6-1
    SwiatekSamsonova
    6
    1
    0
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    15
    40
    30
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    SwiatekSamsonova
    6
    1
    15
    0
    30
    0
    30
    15
    40
    15
    SwiatekSamsonova
    5
    1
    15
    0
    15
    15
    15
    30
    30
    30
    30
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    SwiatekSamsonova
    4
    1
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    0
    SwiatekSamsonova
    3
    1
    15
    0
    15
    15
    15
    30
    30
    30
    30
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    SwiatekSamsonova
    2
    1
    15
    0
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    15
    40
    30
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    SwiatekSamsonova
    1
    1
    0
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    SwiatekSamsonova
    1
    0
    0
    15
    15
    15
    30
    15
    30
    30
    40
    30
    40
    40
    A
    40

    Iga was too strong to drop only 1 game before breaking Samsonova 2 times and win the set 6-1.

    The Russian couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 6 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.

    The Pole was spot on in converting all her break points in the 4th (2-1 40-A), the 6th (4-1 40-A) and the 8th game (6-0 40-A). On the other side, Swiatek didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 55 points. Swiatek was the winner of the set after clinching 13 more points than Ludmilla (34-21). Swiatek conceded 8 points on serve (19-8). Regarding the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 15 points on serve (13-15).

    2nd Set -
    Swiatek 6-0
    SwiatekSamsonova
    6
    0
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    0
    40
    15
    40
    30
    SwiatekSamsonova
    5
    0
    15
    0
    30
    0
    30
    15
    40
    15
    SwiatekSamsonova
    4
    0
    15
    0
    30
    0
    40
    0
    40
    15
    SwiatekSamsonova
    3
    0
    0
    15
    15
    15
    15
    30
    30
    30
    40
    30
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    40
    40
    A
    40
    SwiatekSamsonova
    2
    0
    0
    15
    15
    15
    30
    15
    40
    15

    Samsonova was totally subdued and Iga won the set 6-0.

    Swiatek converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (4-0 15-40). On the other side, the Pole didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 41 points. Iga won 13 points more than Samsonova (27-14). Iga was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (12-4). On the losing side, the Russian conceded 15 points on serve (10-15).

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

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