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Sign upLiudmila Samsonova vs Elena Rybakina — R16 — Canadian Open
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Canadian OpenRound of 16
·Masters·HardCompleted
Aug 9, 2026·04:40 PM·2h 55m·Montreal / Toronto
Elena Rybakina defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 — Canadian Open 2026 R16.
Liudmila Samsonova and Elena Rybakina: Elena Rybakina leads 3–1 across 4 recorded meetings.
The free points landed on one side of the net. Rybakina hit 11 aces to Samsonova's one and converted 7 of 17 break points against her opponent's 6 of 13. Down 3-0 in the third, the No. 2 seed broke back in game 4 for 1-3, leveled in game 6 for 3-3, then broke again in game 10 to end it, 2 hours and 48 minutes in. Nine double faults undercut the set Samsonova had earned; Rybakina moves into the quarterfinals at the Canadian Open with the meetings on record now 2-1 her way.