Liudmila Samsonova def. Xinyu Wang 6-2, 6-2 — Washington Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Xinyu Wang 6-2, 6-2 in the R16 of the Washington Open 2026.

Every break point ran one way. Liudmila Samsonova cashed 4 of 7 and saved all six she faced, while Xinyu Wang went 0-for-6 against a serve that won 84 percent of first-serve points. By the rankings it reads as an upset, WTA No. 69 over No. 39, but the market leaned Samsonova at 61 percent, and the 1-1 series on record had already sorted by surface — Wang's win on grass, hers on hard. A break in game 1 for 1-0 set the shape, and 69 minutes later she had a Washington Open quarterfinal, one round after erasing a one-set deficit against Madison Keys.

Match stats

Xinyu Wang: 2 aces, 73% first serves, 4 double faults, 0/6 break points. Liudmila Samsonova: 7 aces, 62% first serves, 4 double faults, 4/7 break points.

Profiles: Xinyu Wang · Liudmila Samsonova — Washington Open 2026

Head-to-head

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

• Berlin Tennis Open 2025 Semifinal — Xinyu Wang won 6-4, 6-1
• Cincinnati Open 2024 R64 — Liudmila Samsonova won 6-4, 6-4