Olena Rybakina (WTA 4) missed the final act of the WTA 1000 tournament in Montreal after losing in the semifinals to Lyudmila Samsonova with a score of 6-1, 1-6, 2-6, although she clearly won the first set.

Jessica Pegula – Lyudmila Samsonova in the WTA Montreal final

After four finals played this year, two of which were won in Indian Wells and Rome, Rybakina was close to the final act in Montreal.

The first set was completely at the disposal of the player from Kazakhstan, who showed a solid game and it seemed that the question of the winner was decided.

However, the second set began with Samsonova controlling the match with an impressive comeback and the match was decided.

However, the 2022 Wimbledon winner did not recover and the Russian took full advantage and made it to the final.

The match lasted an hour and 45 minutes.

In the finals of the WTA tournament in Montreal, Lyudmila Samsonova (18 WTA) will meet the American Jessica Pegula (3 WTA), who unexpectedly knocked out the world leader Igu Sviatek in the semifinals.

The “Omnium Banque Nationale” will take place this year in Montreal from August 7 to 13, is part of the WTA 1000 category and offers a prize pool of $2,788,468. The title champion in singles is Simona Halep (2022), and the Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula won in doubles.