H2H, prediction of Cori Gauff vs Liudmila Samsonova in Washington with odds, preview, pick | 5th August 2023

PREVIEW. Washington. Gauff and Samsonova will square off in the semifinal of the Mubadala Citi DC Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match on Saturday the 5th of August

Prediction and head to head Cori Gauff vs. Liudmila Samsonova

Cori Gauff and Liudmila Samsonova will play each other in the semifinal of the Mubadala Citi DC Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on STADIUM. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cori Gauff who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Cori Gauff is the pick to win this match.
Cori Gauff -> 1.6
Liudmila Samsonova -> 2.34

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Prediction and head to head Cori Gauff vs. Liudmila Samsonova

This will be the 3rd time that Cori Gauff and Liudmila Samsonova face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Gauff won 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the 2nd round in Charleston back in 2021.

Highlights Cori Gauff vs Liudmila Samsonova – Charleston 07-April-2021

Cori Gauff

Cori Gauff
Cori Gauff

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
3
High
2
LLLWWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 9-3 9-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 54-18 31-10 14-5 4-1 5-2 0-0
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0

Ranked no. 7, the American reached the semifinal after beating Hailey Baptiste 6-1 6-4 and Belinda Bencic 6-1 6-2.

In the quarter, Gauff had a good straight sets win against Bencic (6-1 6-2). During the match, Gauff scored 62 points vs Bencic’s 42. Cori was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.

Regarding the service games, Gauff struck 5 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Cori Gauff lost the serve twice and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Gauff put 64% of her first serves in, winning 60% (21/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 60% (12/20) on the 2nd serve. Cori broke Bencic 6 times after converting 67% of her break points (6/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Cori hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to conquer 59% of the points she played.

Gauff has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 66% of her matches (153-78). 18-5 on hard in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Gauff has a composed77-44 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.

Her best result of the year was winning the title in Auckland where she overcame Rebeka Masarova in the final 6-1 6-1.

Gauff has a compiled 29-12 win-loss record in 2023, 18-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Washington

Gauff
Washington
Gauff's Record

Liudmila Samsonova

Liudmila Samsonova
Liudmila Samsonova

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
25
High
12
LWLWLLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 6-6 6-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 26-23 12-15 6-5 0-0 8-3 0-0
2023 34-24 25-15 4-4 1-1 4-4 0-0
2022 30-17 26-10 3-4 0-0 1-3 0-0
2021 39-22 15-9 6-9 8-3 10-1 0-0

Ranked no. 18, Ludmilla got to the semifinal after beating Danielle Rose Collins 6-1 6-3, Sorana Cirstea 6-1 6-3 and Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-2.

In the quarter, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Kostyuk (6-4 6-2). During the match Samsonova scored 69 points vs Kostyuk’s 51. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.

About the serving games, Samsonova managed to score 3 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Liudmila Samsonova lost the serve twice and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Samsonova put 54% of her first serves in, winning 83% (24/29) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (11/25) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Kostyuk 5 times after converting 63% of her break points (5/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Samsonova hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 61% of the points she played.

The Russian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Abu Dhabi.

The Russian has an overall 19-16 win-loss record in 2023, 11-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Washington

Previously, she won this tournament once in 2022. See her history.

Samsonova
Washington
Samsonova's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

C.Gauff
L.Samsonova
2h:42
2h:42
Time on court​
3h:40
3h:40
1h:25
1h:25
Last match​
1h:28
1h:28
2
2
Match played
!
3
3
32
32
Games Played​
50
50
4
4
Set played​​
6
6
123
123
Total points​
185
185
61.5
61.5
Avg point​
61.7
61.7
47
47
Winners
70
70
23.5
23.5
Avg Winners​
23.3
23.3
38%
38%
Ratio winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
10
10
5
5
Avg Aces
3.3
3.3
4
4
Double Faults
9
9
2
2
Avg Double Faults
3
3
47/68
47/68
1st won total​
70/85
70/85
69%
69%
1st won %
!
82%
82%
23/39
23/39
2nd won total​
34/64
34/64
59%
59%
2nd won %
53%
53%
-- Break Points --
9/14
9/14
BP won
13/19
13/19
4.5/7
4.5/7
Avg BP won
4.3/6.3
4.3/6.3
!
64%
64%
Won
!
68%
68%
7
7
Conceded
5
5
3.5
3.5
Avg Conceded
1.7
1.7
2
2
Broken
2
2
1
1
Avg Broken
!
0.7
0.7
5
5
Saved
3
3

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Gauff Samsonova
Match played 2 3
Tot Set 4 6
Tot Games 32 50
Pts 123-86 185-120
Total Points 209 305
Winners 47 70
%Winners 38% 38%

Gauff played 2 matches while Samsonova competed in 3 matches. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Gauff has played 2 set(s) less than Samsonova (4 vs 6). Therefore, Gauff played 18 games less than Samsonova. Gauff scored 47 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Samsonova managed to score 70 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve Gauff Samsonova
Aces 10 10
Avg per match 5 3.3
1st in 68/107 85/149
%1st in 64% 57%
1st pts 47/68 70/85
%1st pts 69% 82%
2nd pts 23/39 34/64
%2nd pts 59% 53%

Gauff recorded 10 aces (5 per match). Samsonova fired 10 aces (3.3 per match). Gauff won 69% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Samsonova won 82% of the points behind 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 Gauff Samsonova
Won 9 13
Converted 9/14 13/19
% Converted 64% 68%
Conceded 7 5
Saved 5 3
% Saved 71% 60%
Times Broken 2 2

Gauff broke her opponents 9 times with a 64% conversion rate. Cori dropped her serve twice and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded. Samsonova broke her opponents 13 times with a 68% conversion rate. The Russian conceded her serve twice and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded.

Gauff
R2
Baptiste
1/4
Bencic
Total
Score 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-2
Tot Set 2 2 4
Tot Games 17 15 32
pts 61-44 62-42 123-86
Total points 105 104 209
Winners 26 21 47
%Winners 43% 34% 38%
SERVE
Aces 5 5 10
Double Faults 3 1 4
1st in 33/52 35/55 68/107
% 1st in 63% 64% 64%
1st pts 26/33 21/35 47/68
% 1st pts 79% 60% 69%
2nd pts 11/19 12/20 23/39
% 2nd pts 58% 60% 59%
Breaks
Won 3 6 9
Converted 3/5 6/9 9/14
Converted % 60% 67% 64%
Conceded 3 4 7
Saved 3/3 2/4 5
Saved % 100% 50% 75%
Times Broken 0 2 2
Samsonova
R1
Collins
R2
Cirstea
1/4
Kostyuk
Total
Score 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-2
Tot Set 2 2 2 6
Tot Games 16 16 18 50
pts 61-37 55-32 69-51 185-120
Total points 98 87 120 305
Winners 21 25 24 70
%Winners 34% 45% 35% 38%
SERVE
Aces 4 3 3 10
Double Faults 3 3 3 9
1st in 27/52 29/43 29/54 85/149
% 1st in 52% 67% 54% 57%
1st pts 21/27 25/29 24/29 70/85
% 1st pts 78% 86% 83% 82%
2nd pts 15/25 8/14 11/25 34/64
% 2nd pts 60% 57% 44% 53%
Breaks
Won 4 4 5 13
Converted 4/6 4/5 5/8 13/19
Converted % 67% 80% 63% 68%
Conceded 2 0 3 5
Saved 2/2 0/0 1/3 3
Saved % 100% 33% 67%
Times Broken 0 0 2 2

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Gauff
LLLWWWWWWW
Samsonova
LWLWLLWLWW
2025 2024 2023
9 - 3
6 - 6
9-3
Hard
6-6

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