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yMubadala Abu Dhabi Open: Samsonova sets up Kudermetova quarter-final
Liudmila Samsonova won against Barbora Krejcikova 7-5, 7-6 (6) on Thursday. She’ll play Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Russian Liudmila Samsonova, the No 8 seed, reached the last eight of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open by defeating Czech Barbora Krejcikova 7-5, 7-6 (6) on Thursday afternoon.
Samsonova, ranked No 19, will play Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 4 seed, next.
In the previous round, the Russian won against American lucky loser Claire Liu (3-6, 6-2, 6-0).
Krejcikova, ranked No 30, won against Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse (6-1, 6-4) in the previous round.
