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Leylah Fernandez def. Liudmila Samsonova — Round of 64, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026

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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026

WTA 1000HardDubai, UAE

Played15 Feb 2026

Rounds
  1. R64
  2. R32
  3. R16
  4. QF
  5. Semifinal
  6. Final

🇨🇦ranked WTA number 27 going into this drawWon

Leylah Fernandez 5 7 6

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 17 going into this draw

Liudmila Samsonova seeded 13 7 5 3

Next · Round of 32vs 🇮🇩Janice Tjen

What this match is worth

Points earned

Fernandez +65Samsonova +10

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Head to head

2-1Fernandez

What decided it

  • Five points in it: Fernandez won 111 points to 106
  • Fernandez broke 4 times from 9 chances, Samsonova 3 from 13
  • Fernandez came back from a set down