SF Abu Dhabi Open 2023

Liudmila Samsonova #19 def. Qinwen Zheng #29

6-4 1-6 6-4

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Qinwen Zheng 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the 2023 Abu Dhabi Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLiudmila SamsonovaQinwen Zheng
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1015
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.2%55.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.2%72.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
42.9%51.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.8%62.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.1%34.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.7%50.3%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+9.1+6.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-6.2-9.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2023 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldLiudmila SamsonovaQinwen Zheng
Country RUS CHN
Birth dateNov 11, 1998Oct 8, 2002
Age2420
Height182 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1929
Ranking points (entering)1,9051,415
Elo (entering)1,9241,881
Current career W-L165–137141–82
Current career earnings$9,104,511$10,484,265
Pre-match H2H

Path

Liudmila Samsonova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Veronika Kudermetova #116-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2023QF
Barbora Krejcikova #307-5 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2023R16
Claire Liu #563-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 9, 2023R32

Liudmila Samsonova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Belinda Bencic #96-1 6-7(8) 4-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 2023F

Qinwen Zheng's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daria Kasatkina #86-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2023QF
Jelena Ostapenko #127-6(10) 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2023R16
Rebecca Marino #746-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 9, 2023R32