Elina Svitolina beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 in the round of 32 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan to reach the next round. The match result is based on data from api.tennis.
Samsonova fights back, but Svitolina wins deciding set
Svitolina won the first set 6-2. Samsonova responded by taking the second, 7-5 from Svitolina’s perspective, to level the match at one set apiece. However, Svitolina repeated her opening-set score in the decider, winning 6-2. Samsonova’s fightback did not change the outcome.
In the previous round, Samsonova beat Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 5-7, 6-2. She also lost the second set then, but won the decider. Against Svitolina, the finish went differently, and Samsonova’s run in Wuhan came to an end.
According to api.tennis, Svitolina has won both of the players’ head-to-head meetings. In their other match, also played in 2026, she won 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. This time, Svitolina took the opening set, but once again needed a deciding set to win.