Liudmila Samsonova continues to demonstrate her high level by eliminating reigning finalist Leylah Fernandez in straight sets (6-3, 7-6(3)) in their US Open second round matchup. The Russian will face Serbian Krunic for the pass to the round of 16.
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Second presentation in Flushing Meadows for the finalist of the 2021 edition of the tournament, Leylah Fernandez. The Canadian hasn’t been able to get a foothold throughout the season, so simply avoiding losing early would be a positive for her. On her side, the Russian Lyudmila Samsonova It came after beating the Czech Sara Bejlek in her debut. In the previous weeks, the 23-year-old had won two of her three WTA titles, in Washington and Cleveland.
Samsonova leaves out Leylah
A complicated start for the Canadian tennis player, having serious difficulties in her at-bats. In fact, Samsonova was able to take advantage of those doubts to break up early, 2-1. The Russian continued to generate great sensations from the return, against a Fernandez who could not get into the game. Leylah was able to save three break balls that would have made an even bigger difference in the result. Samsonova eventually hit a second break to take the set 6-3..
Fernandez was able to adjust her serve for the second set, but the Russian didn’t really give her rival a chance to get fully into the fight. The 2021 US Open finalist’s bravery allowed her to stay longer in the match, even though she was still unable to generate even a break point for her side. At 5-6, Leylah had to save five match points on her serve, stretching the story to a tiebreak, and giving herself a glimmer of hope. In that tiebreaker, Samsonova sealed the win with surprising solidity, without bumps, to get into the third round..
