Hailey Baptiste def. Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 7-5 — Miami Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Hailey Baptiste defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 7-5 in the R64 of the Miami Open 2026.

Hailey Baptiste, ranked #45, took down #22 Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 7-5, and the second serve was where it tipped: Baptiste won 49% of her second-serve points to Samsonova's 30%, a 19-point gap that papered over a 46% first-serve rate. Samsonova's nine double faults — against six Baptiste aces — fed the eight-break chaos of a second set Baptiste closed 7-5. That's 3-0 in the H2H, all since February. She would go on to face Elina Svitolina.

Match stats

Hailey Baptiste: 6 aces, 46% first serves, 3 double faults. Liudmila Samsonova: 0 aces, 53% first serves, 9 double faults.

Profiles: Hailey Baptiste · Liudmila Samsonova — Miami Open 2026

Head-to-head

Hailey Baptiste and Liudmila Samsonova have met 3 times, with Hailey Baptiste leading the head-to-head 3–0.

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