Liudmila Samsonova def. Barbora Krejcikova 6-1, 7-5 — Canadian Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Barbora Krejcikova 6-1, 7-5 in the R64 of the Canadian Open 2026.

Krejcikova's serve kept giving way. Liudmila Samsonova took 4 of 9 return games while dropping serve once in ten, converting 4 of 10 break points to the No. 22 seed's 1 of 5 — an upset only by the market's math, which made Barbora Krejcikova a 59 percent favorite despite her having dropped both prior meetings on record to the same opponent. A break for 3-1 in the second was the seed's lone push, but the WTA No. 70 broke back in game 7 and again in game 11 for 6-5. Krejcikova saved two match points before the third landed, 1 hour, 31 minutes in, sending Samsonova into the Canadian Open round of 32.

Match stats

Liudmila Samsonova: 2 aces, 50% first serves, 5 double faults, 4/10 break points. Barbora Krejcikova: 4 aces, 53% first serves, 5 double faults, 1/5 break points.

Profiles: Liudmila Samsonova · Barbora Krejcikova — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

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

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