Elena Rybakina vs. Liudmila Samsonova Match Preview & Odds to Win Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open
On Saturday, Elena Rybakina (No. 5 in the world) meets Liudmila Samsonova (No. 15) in the semifinals of the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open.
Rybakina is favored over Samsonova for this match, with -190 odds against the the underdog’s +145.
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- Tournament: Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open
- Round: Semifinal
- Date: Saturday, February 10
- Court Surface: Hard
- Rybakina has won two tournaments on hard courts over the past year, with a record of 31-11.
- Rybakina has won 37.3% of her return games on hard courts over the past 12 months, and 76.4% of her service games.
- On hard courts over the past 12 months, Rybakina has converted 154 of 350 break points (44.0%).
- Rybakina was beaten by Anna Blinkova (4-6, 6-4, 6-7) on January 18 in the round of 64 of her last tournament, the Australian Open.
- Samsonova is 23-16 in 16 tournaments on hard courts over the past year.
- Samsonova is 328-for-444 in service games on hard courts (73.9%) and 109-for-399 in return games (27.3%).
- On hard courts Samsonova is 125-for-286 on break points, 43.7%, to rank 131st.
- In the round of 128 of her last tournament (the Australian Open) on January 14, Samsonova was beaten by No. 339-ranked Amanda Anisimova 3-6, 4-6.
