Polina Kudermetova – Lyudmila Samsonova. Forecast and bets for the Abu Dhabi WTA match

Current form

Polina Kudermetova loudly announced herself at the start of the new season. In Brisbane, the Russian tennis player qualified for the finals. She couldn't win the title then, but in the decisive match she put up a decent resistance to Arina Sobolenko and scored a set win (6-4, 3-6, 2-6). However, Polina could not build on that success. She qualified for the Australian Open in Melbourne, but lost to Magdalena Freh (4-6, 4-6) in the first round of the main draw. Last week in Singapore, the Russian lost to Birrell in the opening round (3-6, 2-6).

Professional qualities

Polina tries to play fast and boldly, attacking at the first opportunity. When she is in good shape and on guard, as she was in Brisbane, she is able to achieve serious success. However, Kudermetova is clearly not capable of playing on an ongoing basis at such a high level.

Current indicators in the tour

Since the beginning of the year, Kudermetova has won 10 of the 13 matches in the tour. Thanks to the final in Brisbane, she rose to 58th place in the world ranking. Polina has never played in Abu Dhabi in her career.

Interesting facts for betting

• In five consecutive matches, Kudermetova played in two sets.
• In four of Kudermetova's previous five matches, more than nine games were played in the second set.

Current form

Samsonova is quite habitually not stable. So, in Brisbane, she took off at the start, and then lost to her current opponent Polina Kudermetova (7-6, 3-6, 2-6). She was followed by the Adelaide semi-final. At the same time, Lyudmila was eliminated in the second round at the Australian Open, having failed to cope with Danilovich (1-6, 2-6). It should be noted that the Abu Dhabi tournament is one of the most successful for Samsonova. Here, in 2023, she made it to the finals, and last season she played in the semifinals.

Professional qualities

Lyudmila is a purely attacking tennis player, she takes advantage of her decent physical characteristics and tall stature. Samsonova has a powerful first serve in her arsenal, and she is always ready to shoot straight from the forehand. At the same time, if her game is not going well, then you can see complete failures, as in the Australian Open with Danilovich.

Current indicators in the tour

In 2025, Samsonova won four out of seven matches. At the moment, she ranks 21st in the world ranking, while the best achievement in the career of a Russian woman is 12th place.

Interesting facts for betting

• In four of Samsonova's seven matches since the beginning of the season, three sets have been played.
• In five of Lyudmila's last six matches, more than nine games were played in the second game.