SF Berlin Open 2021

Liudmila Samsonova #106 def. Victoria Azarenka #16

6-4 6-2

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-2 in the 2021 Berlin Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLiudmila SamsonovaVictoria Azarenka
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
116
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.8%70.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.4%63.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.3%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.1%59.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.7%22.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.8%42.2%
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.
+20.4+2.6
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.
-2.6-20.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldLiudmila SamsonovaVictoria Azarenka
Country RUS BLR
Birth dateNov 11, 1998Jul 31, 1989
Age2231
Height182 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)10616
Ranking points (entering)7563,696
Elo (entering)1,7282,004
Current career W-L165–137582–268
Current career earnings$9,104,511$38,890,473
Pre-match H2H

Path

Liudmila Samsonova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Madison Keys #287-6(4) 2-6 7-6(0)WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 2021QF
Veronika Kudermetova #326-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 2021R16
Marketa Vondrousova #416-4 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 2021R32
Ana Konjuh #1444-6 6-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 2021Q2
Noma Noha Akugue #6956-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 12, 2021Q1

Liudmila Samsonova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Belinda Bencic #121-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 2021F

Victoria Azarenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jessica Pegula #266-2 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 2021QF
Angelique Kerber #276-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 2021R16
Andrea Petkovic #1296-4 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 2021R32