Aryna Sabalenka def. Liudmila Samsonova — Round of 16, Wuhan Open 2025
WTA 1000HardWuhan, China
Played9 Oct 2025
🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon
Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 6 6
🇷🇺ranked WTA number 21 going into this draw
Liudmila Samsonova seeded 16 3 2
🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
Match stats
Serve
6
Aces
6
1
Double faults
3
66%
1st serve in
49%
77%
1st serve points won
65%
81%
2nd serve points won
50%
79%
Service points won
57%
0/0
Break points saved
3/6
Return
43%
Return points won
21%
3/6
Break points won
0/0
57
Total points won
37
Head to head
3–0 Sabalenka
- This matchWuhan R16won by Sabalenka
- 2025HardIndian Wells QFwon by Sabalenka
- 2024HardCincinnati QFwon by Sabalenka
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
9–1
Last 10 matches
5–5
1–0
Last 30 days
2–1
By surface
11–1
Hard
5–5
18–3
Clay
8–5
7–2
Grass
7–3
By round
8–0
R16
4–1
6–2
QF
2–2
13–2
At WTA 1000s
3–5
How their matches go
40
Completed matches
33
65%
Won in straight sets
45%
20%
Won after losing a set
15%
5%
Lost after winning a set
21%
10%
Lost in straight sets
18%
18–0
Tiebreaks
5–4
8–2
Deciding sets
5–7
29/30
Won after winning set 1
16/19
5/10
Won after losing set 1
4/14
Serve and return, last 5 matches
64%
1st serve in
51%
71%
1st serve points won
74%
56%
2nd serve points won
49%
72%
Break points saved
66%
41%
Return points won
39%
50%
Break points won
38%
5.0
Aces a match
6.8
3.2
Double faults a match
4.0
Last 14 days
1
Matches
3
3
Sets
7
1
Days since last match
1
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Aryna Sabalenka | Liudmila Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸KeninNo. 26 | ||
| 🇺🇸KeninNo. 26 | WonRome R32 | WonWuhan R32 |
| 🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 4 | ||
| 🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 4 | WonNew York FLostLondon SFWonParis R16 | WonBerlin QF |
| 🇺🇸PegulaNo. 7 | ||
| 🇺🇸PegulaNo. 7 | WonNew York SF | WonBerlin R16 |
| 🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 10 | ||
| 🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 10 | LostCincinnati QFWonBerlin QF | LostStrasbourg F |
| 🇪🇸Bouzas ManeiroNo. 48 | ||
| 🇪🇸Bouzas ManeiroNo. 48 | WonCincinnati R16 | WonLondon R16 |
| 🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 2 | ||
| 🇵🇱ŚwiątekNo. 2 | WonParis SF | LostLondon QF |
| Total | ||
| Total | 9–3 | 4–4 |