Samsonova ends Avanesyan’s run at Western & Southern Open

Liudmila Samsonova overcame Elina Avanesyan in three sets on Friday in Cincinnati. Aryna Sabalenka or Elina Svitolina is next up for Samsonova.

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Cincinnati Open •Round of 16 • completed
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Liudmila Samsonova, the No 10 seed, defeated Elina Avanesyan 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati on Friday afternoon.

Samsonova, ranked No 17, will next play the winner of the match between Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the No 3 seed, and Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.



In the previous rounds in Cincinnati, the Russian knocked off China’s Xinyu Wang (6-4, 6-4) and Poland’s Magda Linette (7-6 (10), 6-1).

Avanesyan, ranked No 60, was a lucky loser in the main draw. She made the most of her opportunity by upsetting Canadian wild card Bianca Andreescu (6-4, 7-5) and Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 8 seed (2-6, 6-2, 6-2). Avanesyan was officially competing as an Armenian for the first time in her career after switching from Russia.

Cincinnati WTA 1000, other last 16 results:

  • Paula Badosa vs. Yulia Putintseva
  • Diana Shnaider vs. Leylah Fernandez
  • Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elina Svitolina
  • Mirra Andreeva vs. Jasmine Paolini
  • Iga Swiatek (1) beat Marta Kostyuk (15): 6-2, 6-2

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