WTA 1000 · Round of 16 · Ningbo
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kessler
🪃 Counterpuncher
Samsonova
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,074 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Mccartney Kessler plays Liudmila Samsonova.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kessler | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.65 | 2.44 |
| ROI % | -6.2% | +35.5% |
| Units P/L | -0.31u | +0.71u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Kessler
0
Samsonova
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 10 shared opponents, both Kessler and Samsonova posted a 60% win rate.
| Opponent | Kessler | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Janice Tjen | W 62 61 | W 62 61 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L 46 46 | W 62 61 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 26 64 62 | L 36 64 67 |
| Leylah Fernandez | W 63 62 | L 75 57 36 |
| Sofia Kenin | W 61 60 | W 64 60 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 06 26 | L 36 67 |
| Emiliana Arango | W 63 62 | W 61 75 |
| Marketa Vondrousova | L 67 26 | L 16 64 26 |
| Caroline Dolehide | L 67 75 36 | W 64 76 |
| Maya Joint | W 46 64 63 | W 63 62 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kessler | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 64.5% | 60.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62.4% | 66.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44.2% | 42.4% |
| Aces / Match | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 44.2% | 44% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 34.1% | 38.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.7% | 53.7% |
| BP Converted % | 55.7% | 53.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.9% | 49.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 33% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Mccartney Kessler and Liudmila Samsonova face off in the Round of 16 at Ningbo on Hard.
Mccartney Kessler leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Mccartney Kessler is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jaqueline Cristian (May 17).
Liudmila Samsonova is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Daria Kasatkina (May 17).
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