Ludmilla Samsonova will face off against Naomi Osaka in Miami on Thursday at 9:00 pm on COURT 1.
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The H2H stats
Samsonova and Osaka played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1.
The last time that they played each other it was Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) when Samsonova won 6-2 4-6 7-5. The prediction is Samsonova to win in 3 sets.
Highlights Liudmila Samsonova vs Naomi Osaka – Madrid 25-April-2024
Osaka in Miami, ranking, and results in 2025
Ranked no.61, Naomi has managed to achieve a compiled 7-3 match record in 2025. Osaka is currently having a run in Miami where she defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 3-6 6-4 6-3.
Naomi Osaka will square off with the world no.21 Ludmilla Samsonova in the 2nd round on Thursday at 9:00 pm on COURT 1. Their current head to head is 1-1.
Osaka was the finalist in Auckland (ASB Classic).
The Japanese won 7 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Ludmilla Samsonova in 2025
LLWWWLWLWL Currently the world no.21, the Russian played her last match on the 13th of March when she capitulated to world no.1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-3 in the quarter in Indian Wells (draw).
Currently, during this season the Russian has achieved a 9-7 record. Naomi Osaka’s best achievement of the present season was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide.
