On Saturday, Aryna Sabalenka (No. 3 in the world) meets Liudmila Samsonova (No. 17) in the quarterfinals at the Western & Southern Open.
Sabalenka heads into the quarterfinals after winning in two sets, 7-5, 6-2, over Elina Svitolina on Friday in the Round of 16. Samsonova’s most recent match on Friday was a three-set win over Elina Avanesyan 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the Round of 16.
- Tournament: Western & Southern Open
- Round: Quarterfinal
- Date: Saturday, August 17
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- Court Surface: Hard
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Liudmila Samsonova matchup stats
- Sabalenka has won once, and her record is 14-5 on hard courts so far this year.
- Sabalenka is 156-for-200 in service games on hard courts (for a winning percentage of 78%) and 77-for-200 in return games (38.5%).
- Sabalenka has won 42.5% of break points on hard courts so far this year (74 out of 174, to rank 25th).
- In the the WTA Toronto, Canada Women Singles 2024, Sabalenka’s last tournament, she was defeated in the quarterfinals 4-6, 2-6 by No. 132-ranked Amanda Anisimova on August 10.
- Samsonova is 10-9 in 10 tournaments on hard courts this year.
- Samsonova has won 71.9% of her service games on hard courts, and 30.9% of her return games.
- Including hard courts only, Samsonova has converted 42.0% of her break-point opportunities (55 of 131).
- In the WTA Toronto, Canada Women Singles 2024, Samsonova’s most recent tournament, she clashed with No. 24-ranked Diana Shnaider in the quarterfinals on August 10 and lost 6-4, 1-6, 4-6.
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