Daria Kasatkina def. Liudmila Samsonova 7-5, 6-3 — Internationaux de Strasbourg 2026 R32

Match recap

Daria Kasatkina defeated Liudmila Samsonova 7-5, 6-3 in the R32 of the Internationaux de Strasbourg 2026.

The world No. 66 Daria Kasatkina flipped the form chart on No. 21 Liudmila Samsonova, converting 5 of 7 break points to the favourite's 3 of 12. The return game decided it: Kasatkina took 53% of first-serve return points and saved 9 of 12 break points herself, holding Samsonova to a 29% conversion rate. In their first meeting on clay — Samsonova had led the H2H 2-1 — Kasatkina won 13 of 21 games to erase that edge.

Match stats

Daria Kasatkina: 4 aces, 72% first serves, 3 double faults, 5/7 break points. Liudmila Samsonova: 1 ace, 67% first serves, 4 double faults, 3/12 break points.

Profiles: Daria Kasatkina · Liudmila Samsonova — Internationaux de Strasbourg 2026

Head-to-head

Daria Kasatkina and Liudmila Samsonova have met 3 times, with Liudmila Samsonova leading the head-to-head 2–1.

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