Lilli Tagger vs Liudmila Samsonova Preview & Prediction | 2026 Upper Austria Ladies Linz | Round of 16

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Lilli Tagger meets Liudmila Samsonova in the round of 16 at the 2026 Upper Austria Ladies Linz WTA 500 event.

Ranking points: WTA 500

Start date/time: 9 April 2026 at 3:00 pm

Venue: Design Center Linz, Linz, Austria

Surface: Indoor clay

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Lilli Tagger vs Liudmila Samsonova prediction

Lilli Tagger scored a huge upset as she downed former world number two Paula Badosa in Linz.

The Austrian wildcard claimed just the sixth tour-level win of her career with a 6-4 7-6 success over the Spaniard. 

The 18-year-old world number 118 will now take on third seed Liudmila Samsonova and will be aiming for lightning to strike twice against another big name. 

Clay is Samsonova’s weakest surface statistically and the Russian has struggled of late, losing her last five on the spin and eight of her previous ten. 

Liudmila’s poor form will end soon and it may well be here, but it may be worth considering Tagger to cause at least a scare on her home turf.

Lilli Tagger vs Liudmila Samsonova tip: Over 2.5 sets