WTA 250 · Round of 32 · Palermo
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zheng
💥 Big Hitter
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 4,410 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Qinwen Zheng plays Liudmila Samsonova.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zheng | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–7 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.76 | 2.11 |
| ROI % | -51.3% | -42.8% |
| Units P/L | -5.64u | -3.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
3
Zheng
3
Samsonova
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 | Zheng | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Sofia Kenin | W 16 63 63 | W 64 60 |
| Antonia Ruzic | L 46 57 | W 60 64 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 36 46 | L 36 26 |
| Emiliana Arango | W 63 62 | W 61 75 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Zheng | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.1% | 62.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 73.5% | 68.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 43.5% | 44.6% |
| Aces / Match | 10.4 | 2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 5.2 | 2.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.5% | 46.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 34.3% | 37.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.3% | 55.1% |
| BP Converted % | 65% | 54% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.2% | 50.9% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 38% | 33% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Qinwen Zheng and Liudmila Samsonova face off in the Round of 32 at Palermo on Clay.
Qinwen Zheng leads 3-3 over 6 previous meetings.
Qinwen Zheng is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Talia Gibson (Jun 17).
Liudmila Samsonova is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jil Teichmann (May 25).
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