Elena Rybakina def. Liudmila Samsonova — Round of 16, National Bank Open 2026
WTA 1000HardCanada1 – 14 Aug
🇰🇿2 seedWon
🇷🇺
Points earned
+215
Rybakina · Samsonova banks 120
Around this match
Title defence
Victoria Mboko not in this draw — won it in 2025
Seeds left
10 of 17 — nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8…
Both roads here
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Bye
Janice Tjen🇮🇩
7-6(9) 7-5
🇦🇺Daria Kasatkina
6-3 5-7 6-4
Barbora Krejcikova🇨🇿
6-1 7-5
🇺🇸Ann Li
6-2 7-5
Maya Joint🇦🇺
7-5 6-7(3) 6-2
Elena Rybakina and Liudmila Samsonova reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Elena Rybakina had a bye; Liudmila Samsonova beat Janice Tjen. Round of 64: Elena Rybakina beat Daria Kasatkina; Liudmila Samsonova beat Barbora Krejcikova. Round of 32: Elena Rybakina beat Ann Li; Liudmila Samsonova beat Maya Joint
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
4–1
Sets won
6–1
59%
Games won
60%
0–0
Tiebreaks
1–1
1
Deciding sets
1
Elena Rybakina left, Liudmila Samsonovaright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.