Samsonova beat Bencic and reached the 1/2 finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Montreal
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Russian tennis player Lyudmila Samsonova defeated Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the 1/4 finals of the National Bank Open. The match ended with the score 6:4, 6:4. In the semifinals, the Russian woman will play with the winner of the match between Daria Kasatkina (Russia) and Elena Rybakina (born in Moscow, representing Kazakhstan).
24-year-old Samsonova is the 18th racket of the world. She has four wins in WTA tournaments. 26-year-old Bencic is ranked 13th in the WTA rankings. Olympic champion in singles, Olympic silver medalist in pairs.
National Bank Open is a tournament in the prestigious WTA 1000 category. Held in Montreal, Canada. The prize pool is $2.78 million.
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