Elina Svitolina def. Liudmila Samsonova 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 — Bad Homburg Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Elina Svitolina defeated Liudmila Samsonova 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the R16 of the Bad Homburg Open 2026.

Svitolina lost the first set 6-3 and then turned the match on her return game, converting 6 of 10 break points (60%) against Samsonova's 5 of 17 (29%). The flip came immediately in the second: breaks in games 3 and 7 turned a 6-3 deficit into a 6-3 set, and the third went the same way once Samsonova sank to 50% on first-serve points. Svitolina also saved 12 of 17 break points she faced (71%) across the Bad Homburg R16 — the cushion that held when Samsonova kept earning looks but couldn't cash them.

Match stats

Liudmila Samsonova: 6 aces, 57% first serves, 7 double faults, 11/17 break points. Elina Svitolina: 4 aces, 62% first serves, 3 double faults, 10/11 break points.

Profiles: Liudmila Samsonova · Elina Svitolina — Bad Homburg Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Liudmila Samsonova and Elina Svitolina.