Tennis
Russian tennis player Samsonova reached the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Madrid, beating the champion of Roland Garros
Russian tennis player Lyudmila Samsonova reached the 1/8 finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid.
The Russian woman, ranked 18th in the ranking, beat the 22nd racket of the world from Latvia, Elena Ostapenko. The rivals spent a little more than an hour on the court, the meeting ended with the score 6:2, 6:0.
Ostapenko is the 2017 Roland Garros Grand Slam champion.
In the next round, Samsonova will meet with Romanian Irina Camellia Begu (31st seeded).
WTA. Mutua Madrid Open. Madrid, Spain). Priming. Prize fund – more than 7.7 million euros
Third round
Ludmila Samsonova (Russia, 14) – Elena Ostapenko (Latvia, 19) – 6:2, 6:0.
Source: Sportbox
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