Liudmila Samsonova def. Diana Shnaider 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 — Wimbledon 2026 R64

Match recap

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Diana Shnaider 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the R64 of the Wimbledon 2026.

Ranked WTA No. 42 against the No. 16 seed, Liudmila Samsonova turned the Wimbledon meeting on the return line, converting 5 of 7 break points (71%) while Diana Shnaider took just 3 of 9. Samsonova broke to open every set — games 1 of the first, second and third — and closed 33 of 41 first-serve points at 80%. Shnaider levelled it 6-4 in the second but coughed up 41 unforced errors against Samsonova's 30 winners, and the break to lead 4-2 in the third settled a first grass meeting that squares their H2H at 1-1.

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Head-to-head

Diana Shnaider and Liudmila Samsonova have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.