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Samsonova – Pavlyuchenkova: forecast for the WTA Dubai match
On February 16, two Russian tennis players Lyudmila Samsonova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will meet in Dubai as part of the first round. Anastasia won the only personal meeting, but that match was held on clay. Will Lyudmila be able to take revenge on the hard court today? We suggest you read our forecast and choose reliable bets
Command Analysis
Liudmila Samsonova
Russian FederationCurrent form
Samsonova showed her best result in the tour this year in early January in Adelaide, where she was able to make it to the semifinals. In the future, she did not overcome more than one round anywhere. Last week in Doha, Lyudmila defeated Song in the first round, after which she lost to Ostapenko (6-7, 5-7).
Professional qualities
Lyudmila prefers attacking tennis, and has a powerful first serve and a strong forehand in her arsenal. At the reception, she also tries to act aggressively, to seize the initiative in practical jokes.
Current indicators in the tour
In 2025, Samsonova played 10 matches in the tour, in which she won five and suffered the same number of defeats. She currently ranks 23rd in the ranking.
Interesting facts for betting
- In two of Samsonova's last three matches, tiebreakers were played.
- More than ten games were played in two of Lyudmila's three previous matches.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Russian FederationCurrent form
Pavlyuchenkova delighted her fans with a great performance at the Australian Open, where she managed to make it to the quarterfinals. Later, Anastasia played only at the Abu Dhabi tournament, where she was unable to finish the match against Lynette in the second round due to injury, withdrawing during the second game.
Professional qualities
Anastasia is a fairly versatile tennis player, she is able to play both in an attacking style and calmly hold the ball on the back line, waiting for the mistakes of her rivals. Let's note Pavlyuchenkova's ability to work tactically competently in a single draw due to serious experience.
Current indicators in the tour
Pavlyuchenkova has five wins and three losses in 2025 statistics. She is ranked 25th in the world rankings, and her best career result is 11th.
Interesting facts for betting
- In four of the seven fully played matches since the beginning of the year, Pavlyuchenkova has played in three sets.
- In the previous five matches with Anastasia, no more than nine games were played in the second game.
Trends
The Totalbetis more than 2.5 sets
In the only face-to-face meeting, the tennis players played three sets.
2.41Bet Effectiveness of sets: 1>2
This is how events unfolded in three of Pavlyuchenkova's last five matches.
2.24Tip and bets
Pavlyuchenkova had a withdrawal in Abu Dhabi, after which she did not play in Doha, and it is far from certain that she is ready to play to the maximum today. Samsonova, of course, has not been stable since the beginning of the year, but she remains in working shape, a week ago in Doha she put up a decent resistance to Ostapenko, who shone at those competitions. We think Lyudmila will have a chance to reach the second round today.
Our forecast is Samsonova's victory with a coefficient of 2.29
Bet on the total
In the only face-to-face meeting, the compatriots played three sets, which we do not exclude today. Both have decent serve by the standards of the women's tour, they are able to take games confidently enough on their own serve.
The second bet is a total of more than 21 games in 1.81
Tiebreak bet
In two of Samsonova's three previous matches, tiebreakers were played. Taking into account the good game of Anastasia and Lyudmila on your serve, we recommend another tie-break bet.
Prediction – tie-break in the match – yes with a coefficient of 3.26
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