WTA 500 · Semifinals · Abu Dhabi
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Zheng
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,410 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Liudmila Samsonova plays Qinwen Zheng.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Samsonova | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–5 | 4–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.11 | 1.76 |
| ROI % | -42.8% | -51.3% |
| Units P/L | -3.42u | -5.64u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
3
Samsonova
3
Zheng
May 26, 2025
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 16
Aug 7, 2023
Montreal
H Hard · Round of 32
Mar 20, 2023
Miami
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 6, 2023
Abu Dhabi
H Hard · Semifinals
Sep 19, 2022
Tokyo
H Hard · Final
Jul 19, 2021
Palermo
C Clay · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Samsonova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Zheng's 50%).
| Opponent | Samsonova | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Sofia Kenin | W 64 60 | W 16 63 63 |
| Antonia Ruzic | W 60 64 | L 46 57 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 36 26 | L 36 46 |
| Emiliana Arango | W 61 75 | W 63 62 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Samsonova | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.9% | 60.1% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.1% | 73.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.6% | 43.5% |
| Aces / Match | 2 | 10.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.9 | 5.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 46.3% | 58.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.9% | 34.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 55.1% | 52.3% |
| BP Converted % | 54% | 65% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.9% | 51.2% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Liudmila Samsonova and Qinwen Zheng face off in the Semifinals at Abu Dhabi on Hard.
Liudmila Samsonova leads 3-3 over 6 previous meetings.
Liudmila Samsonova is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jil Teichmann (May 25).
Qinwen Zheng is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Talia Gibson (Jun 17).
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