Siniakova fights back before deciding set
Samsonova comfortably took the opening set 6-1. The second set was much closer: Siniakova won it 5-7 to level the match. However, Samsonova took the deciding set 6-2.
According to api.tennis, Samsonova leads their head-to-head 3-2, having won 3 of their 5 matches. The list of meetings in 2026 also includes a 6-3, 7-5 win for Samsonova.
In her previous match listed in the api.tennis data, Samsonova lost to Karolina Muchova in Beijing 6-4, 4-6, 2-6. Before that, at the same tournament, she beat Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Both her matches in Beijing and the one in Wuhan went to a deciding set.