
Russians Lyudmila Samsonova and Veronika Kudermetova were eliminated in the second round of the WTA tournament in Miami after defeats to Yulia Putintseva and Xinyu Wang, respectively.
Lyudmila Samsonova and Veronika Kudermetova were eliminated from WTA Miami
Florida’s No. 13 seed Samsonova (15 WTA) was eliminated by Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva (68 WTA) 1-6, 6-4, 3-6 after a match that lasted two hours and 23 minutes.
Putintseva (born in Moscow) will play Gret Minnen (79 WTA) in the third round, who in the previous round lost to Ukrainian Lesya Tsurenko (40 WTA) with a score of 7-5, 6-1.
Lyudmila Samsonova struggled in 2024, exiting the Miami Open early, losing 1-6, 6-4, 3-6 to Yulia Putintseva in her opening match.
After a slow start, Luda gradually found her range, but was unable to convert her chances.
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Miami No. 16 seed Kudermetova (19 WTA) lost in straight sets to China’s Xinyu Wang (43 WTA), 6-3, 6-2. The game lasted one hour and 28 minutes.
Veronica achieved 8 losses and only 4 wins in 2024.
In the next round, Xinyu Wang will face Madison Keys (18 WTA), after the experienced American beat young Russian Diana Schneider (62 WTA) 6-2, 6-4.
It’s an early exit for Veronika Kudermetova at the Miami Open as she lost 3-6, 2-6 to Wang Xinyu in the second round.
Veronica has had a rough time lately, struggling to find power in her game and her confidence slipping.
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WTA Miami, Thursday results
Katie Boulter (24) – Brenda Frukhvirtova 7-6(5), 1-0 (Frukhvirtova retired)
Taylor Townsend – Elise Mertens (25) 6-2, 6-2
Beatrice Haddad Maia (11) – Diane Parry 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Congratulations Minnen – Lesya Tsurenko 7-5, 6-1
Angelina Kalinina – Caroline Wozniacki 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Anna Kalinska (22) – Xiu Wang 6-2, 6-2
Maria Sakkari (8) – Yue Yuan 6-2, 6-2
Yulia Putintseva – Lyudmila Samsonova (13) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Dayana Yastremska (28) – Daria Saville 7-5, 7-5
Madison Keys (17) – Diana Schneider 6-2, 6-4
Olena Ostapenko (9) – Laura Siegemund 7-6(3), 6-4
Qinwen Zheng (7) – Kateryna Sinyakova 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (Sinyakova retired)
Victoria Azarenka (27) – Peyton Stearns 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
Olena Rybakina (4) – Klaura Toson 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Xinyu Wang – Veronika Kudermetova (16) 6-3, 6-2.
The WTA 1000 category tournament will be held in Miami from March 19 to 31. There are 128 players in main draw hard court play with a total prize pool of $8,995,555. The champion of the overall title is Petra Kvitova (she is pregnant and will not participate in this year’s edition).
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