🎾 WTA Stuttgart: Alexandrova vs Samsonova

🎾 WTA Stuttgart: Alexandrova vs Samsonova – Match Preview

🧠 Form & Context

🇷🇺 Ekaterina Alexandrova

• 2025 Record: Semifinals in Doha & Charleston, Champion in Linz
• Surface Concern: 1–7 clay record in 2024, but SF in Charleston signals progress
• Stuttgart History: QF in 2021, early exits since
• Playing Style: Aggressive, flat-hitting, hot-and-cold performance curve

🇷🇺 Liudmila Samsonova

• 2025 Highlights: Semis in Brisbane and Indian Wells, but streaky elsewhere
• Clay Challenge: Struggles to sustain rhythm on dirt
• Stuttgart Note: SF in 2022, but winless since
• Head-to-Head: Leads 2–1; last meeting was a 3-set win on grass in 2024

🔍 Match Breakdown

Both players excel in first-strike tennis, but Stuttgart’s indoor clay rewards point construction more than raw power. Alexandrova seems to be adapting well with a strong Charleston campaign, while Samsonova continues to struggle with consistency and clay-specific footwork.

Expect short points, momentum swings, and aggressive shotmaking. If Alexandrova can maintain her rhythm and avoid error streaks, she holds a narrow edge—especially given Samsonova’s dip in clay form.

🔮 Prediction

Pick: Alexandrova in three sets

Both are dangerous, but Alexandrova’s recent clay confidence and slightly steadier form give her the edge in a close one.