Liudmila Samsonova def. Janice Tjen 7(11)-6(9), 7-5 — Canadian Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Janice Tjen 7(11)-6(9), 7-5 in the R128 of the Canadian Open 2026.

The first serve separated them. Liudmila Samsonova won 82 percent of first-serve points to Janice Tjen's 67, and while the WTA No. 70 toppling the No. 37 scans as an upset, the market saw it coming: 10Bet made her a 61 percent favorite, and she carried a 2-0 edge in meetings on record. Tjen made it far tighter this time, taking 64 percent of second-serve return points and stretching the opener to an 11-9 tiebreak, but ten double faults, nine of them in that set alone, kept undercutting the push. Samsonova closed it out in 2 hours, 19 minutes for a third win in three meetings on record, and moves into the second round at the Canadian Open.

Match stats

Janice Tjen: 1 ace, 53% first serves, 11 double faults, 3/11 break points. Liudmila Samsonova: 5 aces, 53% first serves, 6 double faults, 4/9 break points.

Profiles: Janice Tjen · Liudmila Samsonova — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

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

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