Xiyu Wang and Ludmilla Samsonova will play each other in the semi-finals of the Citi Open in Washington. The game will start on August 6 at 20:30 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-2.5) for Samsonova – 1.72.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 21 – 1.78.
The only head-to-head encounter between the two players ended in a win for Samsonova. She is the preferred tennis player in the upcoming match. Ludmilla is in good form. She got past Mertens, Tomljanovic and Raducanu We expect to see Ludmilla in the final.
With the final in Washington on the line, we expect this to be a tough match for both players. We believe that this match will be a tight affair, which will probably last for three sets.
Xiyu Wang lost in the decisive round of qualification to Louisa Chirico (1-6, 6-3, 5-7), but eventually made it to the main draw as a lucky loser.
After that, the fun began. First, she defeated recent Wimbledon semi-finalist Tatjana Maria (6-2, 7-5).
In the second round, Wang scored a strong win over Donna Vekic (4-6, 7-5, 6-1). Xiyu took the deciding set with a score of 6-1 in games.
In the quarter-finals, Wang pulled off a huge upset as she defeated former world #1 Victoria Azarenka (6-1, 6-3).
Wang reached the semi-finals at the WTA level for the second time in the season. In June, she lost to Zheng Qinwen (4-6, 6-4, 3-6) in a deciding match at the Valencia tournament.
In three of Wang’s last five matches, less than 21 games have been played.
For Samsonova, the upcoming semi-final will also be her second this year. At the end of April, she was one step away from the final in Stuttgart.
Ludmilla defaeted Emma Raducanu (7-6, 6-1) on Friday night. In the first set, Ludmilla got the better of Emma on a tie-break, but in the second set, last year’s US Open champion took only one game.
As expected, Raducanu still didn’t have the strength for the whole match after an incredibly gruelling encounter with Osorio Serrano (7-6, 7-6). Samsonova took advantage of the situation perfectly.
In the second set, Samsonova won 92% of her points on the first serve. Unsurprisingly, her opponent did not have a single break point.
Ludmilla Samsonova has notched up 7 wins in 10 meetings against qualifiers.
In 4 of Samsonova’s last 5 matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 2.05.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 5/10
Wang’s Rating – 95
Xiyu Wang Wins/Losses in 2022 – 34/18
Samsonova’s Rating – 60
Ludmilla Samsonova Wins/Losses in 2022 – 13/14
In the Australian Open 2020, Samsonova defeated Wang in three sets (6-4, 2-6, 7-5).
The match will be played at Stadium, William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington, USA.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Citi Open: Wang vs Samsonova at 22bet.