The second favorite of the tournament in Guadalajara, Aryna Sabalenko, stopped in the second round of the WTA 1000 competition after losing in three sets to Lyudmila Samsonova.

Aryna SabalenkoPhoto: Paul CROCK / AFP / Profimedia

Aryna Sabalenko lost to Lyudmila Samsonova in the second round of the WTA in Guadalajara

The Russian, one of the most trained players on the circuit (she has won tournaments in Washington, Cleveland and Tokyo), defeated the athlete from Belarus after two hours and 14 minutes of play with a score of 6-4, 2-6. , 6 -2.

In the 1/8 finals of the competition in Mexico, Samsonova (22 WTA) will play against the winner of the match between Camila Osorio (71 WTA) and Marie Buzkova (38 WTA).

The Guadalajara Open Akron 2022 is a WTA 1000 event with a total prize pool of $2,527,250 and a starting main draw of 64 players. The competition takes place from October 17 to 23. Paula Badosa (1), Jessica Pegula (3) and Maria Sakkari (4) remained the main favorites of the competition.