Monday's French Open first round pits Jil Teichmann against Liudmila Samsonova on clay. Liudmila Samsonova has won 3 of the last 10. Jil Teichmann has won 3 in a row and 7 of the last 10 overall.
Jil Teichmann leads the head-to-head 2-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one. On clay specifically it reads 2-0 Teichmann — worth more than the overall number this week.
The serve is where this match separates: Samsonova has been winning 69.2% of first-serve points to Teichmann's 61.5%, and on clay that gap compounds fast. The edge belongs to Samsonova — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.