Maya Joint vs Liudmila Samsonova — R32 — Canadian Open

Return games decided it, not serve. Samsonova took 7 of her 15 break-point looks while the Australian qualifier managed 4 of 16, and the pattern held even as the 27-year-old sprayed nine double faults across two hours, 52 minutes. The opener set the template: Joint broke back for 5-5 only to be broken in game 11 for 6-5 and again in game 12, and Samsonova, who had not dropped a set since qualifying-round week began, still needed a decider she controlled by winning 89% of her first-serve points. She closed it on a break in game 8 for 6-2, and now faces Elena Rybakina, the No. 2 seed.