Berlin Tennis Open 2025: Jessica Pegula vs Liudmila Samsonova preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds, and pick

Match Details

Fixture: (3) Jessica Pegula vs Liudmila Samsonova

Date: June 19, 2025

Tournament: Berlin Tennis Open

Round: Second Round (Round of 16)

Venue: Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany

Category: WTA 500

Surface: Grass

Prize Money: $1,064,500

Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - BBC/Tennis Channel

Jessica Pegula vs Liudmila Samsonova preview

Defending champion and third seed Jessica Pegula will begin her title defense at the Berlin Tennis Open when she takes on Liudmila Samsonova in the second round.

Pegula has won 31 of the 42 matches she has played in 2025, winning two titles along the way. She began the initial hard-court season with three final appearances in Adelaide, Austin, and Miami. While she won the Austin final against McCartney Kessler, she lost against the likes of Madison Keys and Aryna Sabalenka in Adelaide and Miami, respectively.

During the clay season, Pegula won her second title of the season at the Charleston Open with a 6-3, 7-5 win against Sofia Kenin in the final. However, she faced an unexpected loss at the French Open, losing 6-3, 4-6, 4-6 against Lois Boisson in the fourth round. At the Berlin Tennis Open, Pegula received a bye in the opening round.

Meanwhile, Liudmila Samsonova has won 18 of her 32 matches in 2025, reaching the final in Strasbourg, where she lost 1-6, 7-6 (2), 1-6 to Elena Rybakina. Her other notable results in the year include a semifinal appearance in Adelaide, where she retired against Madison Keys, and reaching the quarterfinals in Indian Wells, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka.

Samsonova started her grass season at the Libema Open, losing 4-6, 7-5, 1-6 against Carson Branstine in the first round. At the Berlin Tennis Open, she began her campaign with a 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 win against Naomi Osaka in the first round.

Jessica Pegula vs Liudmila Samsonova head-to-head

Pegula has a 4-1 head-to-head record against Samosnova, winning their last encounter 6-4, 6-0 at the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Jessica Pegula vs Liudmila Samsonova odds

Player Name	Moneyline	Handicap Bets	Total Games
Jessica Pegula	TBD	TBD	TBD
LiUdmila Samsonova	TBD	TBD	TBD

(Odds will be updated once available)

Jessica Pegula vs Liudmila Samsonova prediction

Pegula has a 60 percent win rate on grass, which is her weakest among the three surfaces. The American player's only title on the surface came in Berlin last year, with a 6-7 (0), 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over Anna Kalinskaya in the final.

Meanwhile, Samsonova has a 64 percent win rate on grass, making it her best surface. She has two grass-court titles in her career, the last of which came at the Libema Open last year, where she won the final 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 against Bianca Andreescu. She is a former champion in Berlin as well, having won the title in 2021 with a win over Belinda Bencic in the final.

Pegula is the favorite to win the upcoming match, as she is the seeded player and the defending champion.

Pick- Pegula to win in straight sets

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