Liudmila Samsonova and Veronika Kudermetova will play each other in the 1st round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open for the 8th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 7:30 pm on STADIUM COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis 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 -> 1.57
Veronika Kudermetova -> 2.4

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Prediction and head to head Liudmila Samsonova vs. Veronika Kudermetova

This will be the 8th time that Liudmila Samsonova and Veronika Kudermetova clash against each other. The head to head is 5-2 for Kudermetova (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Kudermetova won 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Seoul back in 2024.

Highlights Veronika Kudermetova vs Liudmila Samsonova – Seoul 18-September-2024

Liudmila Samsonova

Liudmila Samsonova

4 - 4win/loss

Hard
4-4
I Hard
0-0
Rank
17
High
12
LWLWWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 30-23 15-15 8-5 0-0 7-3 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. 20, Samsonova will start her run in Abu Dhabi after she played her last match at the Melbourne where she lost 6-1 6-2 to Danilovic in the 2nd round on the 15th of January.

Ludmilla has an aggregate 4-3 win-loss record in 2025, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Samsonova’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.

Talking about her overall career, Samsonova has an overall 298-178 record. She has a positive 114-72 record on hard.

Previously in Abu Dhabi

Previously, her best result was reaching the final in 2023. See her history.

Abu Dhabi
Samsonova's Record

Veronika Kudermetova

Veronika Kudermetova

7 - 4win/loss

Hard
7-4
I Hard
0-0
Rank
30
High
9
LWLLWLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 35-25 22-16 9-5 0-0 4-4 0-0
2024 18-25 10-16 3-5 0-0 5-4 0-0
2023 34-22 18-14 8-5 1-1 7-2 0-0
2022 39-20 27-13 7-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 33-24 15-13 14-4 3-4 1-3 0-0

Ranked no. 52, the Russian got to the 1st round after beating Laura Samson 6-1 6-2 and Sofia Kenin 7-6(3) 6-2.

Veronika has an aggregate 6-4 win-loss record in 2025, 6-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Abu Dhabi

Previously, her best result was reaching the final in 2021. See her history.

Abu Dhabi
Kudermetova's Record

Tennis Scores in Abu Dhabi

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