Victoria Azarenka will start her 2021 Cincinnati Open campaign with a first round match against Liudmila Samsonova on Tuesday, August 17. Get the live streaming options of this Victoria Azarenka v Ludmila Samsonova match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Victoria Azarenka v Liudmila Samsonova Head to Head
These two players have met before in Berlin this year, with the Russian winning the tie 6-4 6-2.
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Azarenka Aiming for Revenge
Victoria Azarenka has had an impressive year, recording victories against top players, such as Kerber and Svitolina. The 32-year-old is currently ranked 15th in the WTA rankings and has shown she still belongs at the top of the game post-pregnancy by consistently making deep runs into tournaments.
On the grass of Berlin, she made the semi-finals, where she lost to eventual champion and Cincinnati opponent Samsonova in straight sets.
Roland Garros saw Azarenka make the 4th round, before losing to eventual finalist Pavlyuchenkova 5-7 6-3 6-2.
Thirdly, the Belarusian made a deep run in Doha, reaching the semi-finals before having to retire from her scheduled match against Muguruza.
Azarenka will be looking to avenge the Berlin loss, during this encounter Azarenka only managed to win 63% of points on her first serve compared to 82% by the Russian, in fact, Samsonova only lost 6 points when she managed to land the first serve. Therefore, Azarenka will have to return better.
Building on this, Azarenka was 0/3 on breakpoints converted, against an impressive server like Liudmila, she needs to take her chances when they arise and secure a break.
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Samsonova Announced Herself on Grass
2021 has been a standout season for Samsonova, especially the grass-court season where she hit a purple patch and went on a 10-match winning streak, spanning from Berlin qualifying to the 4th round of Wimbledon.
The Russian was not handed an easy draw in Berlin and recorded 5 very impressive wins against Vondrousova, Kudermetova, Keys, Azarenka, and secured the title by beating Bencic 1-6 6-1 6-2 in the final.
This run continued at the All-England Club where she managed to make the 4th round securing more impressive wins against Kanepi, Pegula, and Stephens, looking almost unbeatable. Eventual finalist Karolina Pliskova ended her run as the Russian suffered a 6-2 6-3 defeat.
The 22-year-old will be looking to repeat her win against Azarenka, however, her form has not been as impressive since the grass-court season, her win/loss ratio is currently 3-2 since Wimbledon. With less momentum, this tie will definitely be closer than the Berlin encounter.
Samsonova v Azarenka Prediction and Tip
A tie that will likely be closer than their Berlin encounter, with Azarenka being the slight favourite to gain revenge and advance to the next round.
Tip: Azarenka to win: 8/11 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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