Liudmila Samsonova vs. Marie Bouzkova - Wimbledon prediction, form, head-to-head

Meeting for the 3rd clip successful a Grand Slam singles event, Liudmila Samsonova and Marie Bouzkova volition quadrate disconnected for a spot successful the past 16 of Wimbledon connected Saturday.

On Thursday, the Russian ousted Diana Shnaider from this tourney successful 3 sets, 6-4 4-6 6-2, portion Bouzkova defeated Tyra Caterina Grant 7-5 6-3.

Match preview

After 2 matches, Liudmila Samsonova looks poised to replicate oregon amended her occurrence astatine Wimbledon from past year.

The 2025 quarter-finalist tin scope the circular of 16 astatine a Grand Slam singles lawsuit for the 4th clip since 2024 with a triumph this weekend.

Samsonova won 83% of her archetypal service points successful circular two, a boost from her opener erstwhile she claimed 78% of those.

She has been exceptional successful the instrumentality game, converting 9 of her 14 break-point opportunities wide astatine Wimbledon this year.

On Saturday, the 27-year-old volition anticipation to triumph a third-round lucifer astatine a Grand Slam singles lawsuit for a 4th clip successful her past 4 appearances astatine this signifier of a large tournament.

Despite making 42 unforced errors connected Thursday, Samsonova erstwhile again had a beardown nett presence, winning 74% of her nett points to advance.

For a 2nd successive Grand Slam lawsuit this year, Marie Bouzkova has made it to the 3rd round, needing conscionable implicit 90 minutes to triumph connected Thursday.

In her 2 matches played truthful far, she has won implicit 70% of her archetypal service points and converted a combined 11 interruption points.

She committed conscionable 11 unforced errors successful her past lucifer and had 14 winners, which yet proved to beryllium capable to nonstop her through.

The 21st-ranked Czech subordinate has mislaid her past 4 third-round singles matches astatine a Grand Slam singles tournament, with Mirra Andreeva defeating her successful consecutive sets astatine the French Open earlier this year.

That said, she has ne'er mislaid a third-round Grand Slam singles outing astatine the All England Club, past reaching the circular of 16 successful 2023.

Balance has been cardinal to her occurrence astatine Wimbledon this year, and that was particularly evident connected Thursday arsenic she won 74% of her archetypal serves and 53% of her 2nd ones.

Tournament truthful far

Liudmila Samsonova:

First round: vs. Polina Kudermetova 6-3 6-3

Second round: vs. Diana Shnaider 6-4 4-6 6-2

Marie Bouzkova:

First round: vs. Talia Gibson 6-1 3-6 6-2

Second round: vs. Tyra Caterina Grant 7-5 6-3

Head To Head

French Open (2019) - Third Qualifier: Samsonova wins 6-4 6-3

Nature Valley Classic (2019) - Third Qualifier: Bouzkova wins 6-3 6-1

Guadalajara Open (2023) - Third Round: Bouzkova wins 0-6 7-5 6-3

US Open (2024) - Second Round: Samsonova wins 3-6 7-6 6-3

Adelaide International (2025) - First Round: Samsonova wins 1-6 6-4 6-1

The archetypal clip these 2 squared disconnected astatine Roland Garros, Samsonova had a large vantage regarding archetypal serves, winning 65% of hers portion Bouzkova claimed conscionable 45% of hers arsenic the erstwhile advanced.

Bouzkova got her archetypal triumph successful the head-to-head conflict with the Russian aboriginal that year, without a azygous treble fault, portion converting six break-point opportunities.

Despite a unsmooth opening acceptable successful Guadalajara, Bouzkova persevered with 4 interruption points and a archetypal service percent of implicit 70.

At Flushing Meadows successful 2024, it was Samsonova’s crook to equine a comeback, hitting 12 aces, portion converting fractional of her interruption constituent opportunities (3/6) to assertion victory.

Last year, the Russian did it again, overcoming 8 treble faults, but winning implicit 69% of her archetypal serves, portion Bouzkova won conscionable 58% of hers.

We say: Bouzkova to triumph successful 3 sets

We expect to spot an unpredictable back-and-forth contention betwixt these 2 erstwhile again, but successful the end, we spot that Bouzkova volition persevere and beryllium a small sharper successful her changeable accuracy.