US Open: Samsonova scores 12th win in a row with upset over 2021 finalist Fernandez

Liudmila Samsonova defeats the 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 7-6 (3) to advance to the third round where she will play Serb Aleksandra Krunic

Liudmila Samsonova Citi Open 2023 Image Credit: AI/ Reuters/ Panoramic

Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova has been on a roll, winning back-to-back WTA tournaments in the lead-up to the US Open.

On Wednesday at the US Open, the 35th ranked Samsonova extended her winning streak to 12 matches with an upset win over last year’s runner-up Leylah Fernandez to advance to the third round.

Samsonova slammed 11 aces in the match, winning 80 percent of her first serve points and 74 percent of her second serve points to win 6-3, 7-6 (3) over the 14th seeded Fernandez in one hour and 46 minutes.

Samsonova, who has won both her round in straight sets, and seven matches in a row without dropping a set, is through to meet Serb Aleksandra Krunic in the third round with the Serb knocking out 2021 Roland-Garros champion Barbora Krejcikova.

US Open, New York (Grand Slam), other second-round results:

  • Aleksandra Krunic beat Barbora Krejcikova (23): 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
  • Serena Williams beat Anett Kontaveit (2): 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2
  • Ajla Tomljanovic beat Evgeniya Rodina: 1-6, 6-2, 7-5
  • Caroline Garcia (17) beat Anna Kalinskaya: 6-3, 6-1
  • Coco Gauff (12) beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse: 6-2, 7-6 (4)
  • Dalma Galfi beat Harriet Dart: 6-4, 6-0
  • Veronika Kudermetova (18) beat Maryna Zanevska: 6-2, 6-3
  • Rebecca Marino beat Daria Snigur (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (5)
  • Madison Keys (20) beat Camila Giorgi: 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (6)
  • Shuai Zhang beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova: 7-5, 6-1
  • Alison Riske-Amritraj (29) beat Camila Osorio: 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5)
  • Ons Jabeur (5) beat Elizabeth Mandlik (WC): 7-5, 6-2
  • Xiyu Wang beat Maria Sakkari (3): 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
  • Shelby Rogers (31) beat Viktoria Kuzmova (Q): 7-5, 6-1

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