By Nur Said | May 23, 2024 2:59 pm
Madison Keys vs Liudmila Samsonova
Friday, May 24, 2024
Madison Keys -181 / Liudmila Samsonova +123
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Fourth seed Madison Keys will face fifth seed Liudmila Samsonova in the semifinal of the 2024 Strasbourg Open. The match is scheduled for Friday, May 24, 2024. Here’s our Madison Keys vs Liudmila Samsonova prediction.
Madison Keys vs Liudmila Samsonova Preview
Although the rain continues to wreak havoc on the daily schedule at the Strasbourg Open, Madison Keys and Liudmila Samsonova can take comfort from the fact that they cleared their quarterfinal matches on Thursday before the weather suspended the last match of the day. Keys continued her excellent run of form at this year’s clay swing, picking up a ninth win on the surface with a comprehensive win over Poland’s Magda Linette. She dropped four games in a 6-1, 6-3 route that took only an hour and six minutes. She won an impressive 76% first-serve points and was never broken for the entire contest.
Samsonova, meanwhile, has turned her season around, and it couldn’t have been timely, especially with Roland Garros set to kick off this weekend. The big-hitting Russian has notched three successive wins to reach her first WTA semifinal since early February. While she is not renowned for her clay-court prowess, the fifth seed has been powdering on the short ball with pinpoint accuracy, and her serve has looked excellent. Let’s see if she can replicate her domineering performance from the quarterfinal, where she dismantled Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3, 6-0.
Madison Keys vs Liudmila Samsonova Head-To-Head
• Keys leads Samsonova 3-1 in their head-to-head.
• Since losing to Samsonova in their first career meeting in 2021 Berlin, Keys has won each of their last three matches.
• The American defeated Samsonova in straight sets in the third round of the Madrid Open at the end of April.
Madison Keys vs Liudmila Samsonova Prediction
There can be no denying that Madison Keys is in a rich vein of form, winning nine of her last 12 matches on clay. Her last two defeats have been to Iga Swiatek, the world no. 1 and eventual champion in Madrid and Rome. So, clearly, Keys is playing great tennis right now. While I do think Samsonova has turned a corner in Strasbourg, this match will be dictated by Keys’ authoritative baseline game. Give me the American on the money line here.
Nur’s Pick
Madison Keys ML
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