Liudmila Samsonova and Peyton Stearns meet in the semifinal at Guadalajara on Saturday. Liudmila Samsonova comes in at 6 wins from the last ten. Peyton Stearns comes in at 5 wins from the last ten.

Samsonova's 69.3% behind the first serve (against 60.7% for Stearns) means break chances should be scarce in one direction. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Samsonova is exactly that — a lean.