Katerina Siniakova vs Liudmila Samsonova — Round of 64 — Wuhan Open. Samsonova won 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.

Liudmila Samsonova reached the second round of the Wuhan Open with a three-set win over Katerina Siniakova. Samsonova is ranked WTA No. 39 and Siniakova No. 55. The betting market treated the match as a coin flip, listing Siniakova at 50 percent. Samsonova took the first set 6-1. She broke in games 4 and 6 and won 93 percent of her first-serve points in the set. She broke again in game 3 of the second set for a 2-1 lead. Siniakova then broke in game 10 to level at 5-5 and again in game 12 to take the set 7-5. Samsonova made 18 unforced errors in that set to Siniakova's 11. Samsonova broke in the first and third games of the deciding set for a 3-0 lead. Siniakova had two break chances in that set and converted neither. Over the match, Samsonova won 80 percent of her first-serve points and converted five of nine break points, while Siniakova converted two of seven. Samsonova also hit 22 winners to Siniakova's 10. Samsonova's next opponent is WTA No. 7 Elina Svitolina.