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Victoria Azarenka #13 def. Liudmila Samsonova #51

6-2 6-3

Match Information

Date Aug 18, 2021*
Tournament Cincinnati
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Victoria Azarenka
Score6-2 6-3
Loser Liudmila Samsonova
StatVictoria AzarenkaLiudmila Samsonova
Aces30
Double faults05
First serve %6947
First serve points won %6550
Second serve points won %6036
Break points saved %6029
Break points converted %7140
Service points won %6343
Return points won %5737
Total points won %6040

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVictoria AzarenkaLiudmila Samsonova
Country BLR RUS
Birth dateJul 31, 1989Nov 11, 1998
Age3222
Height183182
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1351
Ranking points (entering)3,9551,381
Elo (entering)1,9361,813
Career W-L575–266161–133
Career earnings$38,890,473$8,919,896
Pre-match H2H
Victoria Azarenka 0 – 1 Liudmila Samsonova

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Path

Victoria Azarenka's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Victoria Azarenka's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 2021R32 Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Liudmila Samsonova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 15, 2021Q2 Anna Blinkova 7-5 7-6(1)WH2HMatch data
Aug 14, 2021Q1 Vera Zvonareva 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data