WTA 500 · Semifinals · Tokyo
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Zhang
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,452 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Liudmila Samsonova plays Shuai Zhang.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Samsonova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–8 | 6–12 |
| Avg odds | 2.06 | 2.77 |
| ROI % | -41.1% | -37.9% |
| Units P/L | -4.93u | -6.83u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Samsonova
0
Zhang
Jan 2, 2023
Adelaide 1
H Hard · Round of 32
Sep 19, 2022
Tokyo
H Hard · Semifinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 7 shared opponents, both Samsonova and Zhang posted a 29% win rate.
| Opponent | Samsonova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Frech | L 36 64 67 | W |
| Ann Li | W 64 63 | L |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | W 62 61 | L |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 36 26 | L 36 16 |
| Coco Gauff | L 57 16 | L 36 26 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 46 16 | L 36 46 |
| Ashlyn Krueger | L 63 57 26 | W 64 57 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Samsonova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.9% | 69.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.1% | 60% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.6% | 44.5% |
| Aces / Match | 2 | 2.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.9 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 46.3% | 52.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.9% | 29.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 55.1% | 48.2% |
| BP Converted % | 54% | 52% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.9% | 46.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Liudmila Samsonova and Shuai Zhang face off in the Semifinals at Tokyo on Hard.
Liudmila Samsonova leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Liudmila Samsonova is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Elina Svitolina (Jun 23).
Shuai Zhang is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Elena Gabriela Ruse (Jun 20).
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