Tennis in the Land: Samsonova makes second round
Liudmila Samsonova defeated Iryna Shymanovich 6-1, 6-0 on Tuesday evening. She’ll face German qualifier Laura Siegemund in the next round
Russian Liudmila Samsonova beat Belarusian lucky loser Iryna Shymanovich 6-1, 6-0 to advance to the second round of the Tennis in the Land at Cleveland’s iconic Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Flats West Bank on Tuesday evening.
Samsonova, ranked No 45, will face German qualifier Laura Siegemund next.
Cleveland WTA 250, other first-round results (Cleveland’s iconic Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Flats West Bank, hard, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Barbora Krejcikova (1) beat Francesca Di Lorenzo (LL): 6-3, 6-1
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (3) beat Lauren Davis (WC): 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Laura Siegemund beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
- Sofia Kenin (WC) beat Dalayna Hewitt (Q): 6-4, 6-3
- Madison Brengle beat Varvara Gracheva: 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
- Bernarda Pera beat Eri Hozumi (Q): 6-1, 6-2
- Shuai Zhang beat Katerina Siniakova: 6-2, 6-1
- Martina Trevisan (2) beat Mayar Sherif: 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Alize Cornet (8) beat Dayana Yastremska: 6-2, 6-1
- Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Camila Osorio: 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3
- Clara Tauson beat Harmony Tan (Q): 6-3, 6-1
- Sorana Cirstea beat Marcela Zacarias (LL): 6-2, 6-3
- Magda Linette beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-4, 6-2
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich (7) beat Aleksandra Krunic: 7-6 (5), 6-1
- Irina-Camelia Begu (5) beat Peyton Stearns (WC): 6-4, 6-3
