Liudmila Samsonova gets the better of Barbora Krejcikova 7-5 6-4 in the quarter in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Samsonova will seek to keep on going in this event against Elena Rybakina in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 44 minutes. Her best achievement in this competition was reaching the final in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.
The Russian added to her prize money $ 27,005 after winning this match. She has already won $ 51,205 up to now in the tournament. If she wins the next match, Ludmilla will add $ 36,450 to her earnings to get in total $ 87,655.
Highlights Liudmila Samsonova vs. Barbora Krejcikova Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open – Abu Dhabi
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:44
At the end of the match, the Russian scored 74 points vs. Barbora’s 65.
Samsonova
Samsonova served exceptionally well to win 81% of the points (25/31) behind her first serve, and she won 52% points (16/31) on her second serve. Samsonova won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points as she converted only 36% (4/11) of the procured opportunities.
Krejcikova
On the other side, Krejcikova was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Samsonova and Krejcikova is 2-1 for Ludmilla.
Draw and next match H2H: Liudmila Samsonova vs. Elena Rybakina – stats
Samsonova will fight against Rybakina in the semifinal.
This will be the 5th time that Liudmila Samsonova and Elena Rybakina fight against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Samsonova (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Samsonova won 7-67 6-3 in the semifinal in Beijing back in 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Samsonova took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Barbora Krejcikova in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, that was not enough for the Russian to win the set since Barbora succeeded in breaking back in the 10th (5-5) game. The Russian kept her cool to break the Czech in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
Samsonova converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Barbora was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 10th game (4-5 30-40).
They contested 74 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Ludmilla won just 2 points more than Barbora (38-36). Samsonova conceded 11 points on serve (22-11). In addition, on the other side, the Czech conceded 16 points on serve (25-16).
Ludmilla won the set after she broke the Czech in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game. Krejcikova tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Yet, Ludmilla didn’t lose the lead to win the set 6-4.
The Russian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 15.
The Russian converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the Czech converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (2-5 15-40) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 65 points. Samsonova won 7 more points than the Czech (36-29). Ludmilla lost 10 points on serve (19-10). In addition, on the other side, Krejcikova conceded 17 points on serve (19-17).
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- Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (7-5 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (6-2 6-0) – Stats and score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Cristina BucsaBucsa (6-1 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Ludmilla SamsonovaSamsonova (0-4) – H2H details and stats
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