Over the last meetings Putintseva, Yulia holds victories - 2, losses - 3. Samsonova, Liudmila on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 3, losses - 2. Based on the games played we come to a conclusion that Samsonova, Liudmila at the moment is in better form, unlike Putintseva, Yulia.
Putintseva, Yulia: Shuai Zhang – (Loss 0:2), Elina Avanesyan – (Loss 2:1), Mona Barthel – (Win 0:2), Mayar Sherif – (Loss 1:2), Alina Charaeva – (Win 2:0).
Samsonova, Liudmila: Elena Rybakina – (Loss 1:2), Maya Joint – (Win 1:2), Barbora Krejcikova – (Win 2:0), Janice Tjen – (Win 0:2), Diana Shnaider – (Loss 2:0).Both opponents have moved to the round_of_128 while beating strong opponents on their way there. In tournaments as USA, Cincinnati, Hard each event is meaningful which is why a great matchup awaits us.