The second favorite of Canada, Aryna Sabalenko, was eliminated in the round of 16 of the “WTA 1000” tournament in Montreal by Ludmila Samsonova (18 WTA) after 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-3.

Aryna Sabalenko lost to Lyudmila Samsonova at WTA Montreal

After an even fight in the first set, both players went to a tie-break, where the Russian won with a score of 7-2.

The second set belonged to Arina Sabalenko, who managed to win three games in a row, took a 4:2 lead and moved the match to the deciding stage.

However, the third set had a different scenario: Samsonova completely controlled the match, and the second racket of the world was eliminated from the 1/8 finals.

In the quarterfinals, Lyudmila Samsonova will meet the winner of the pair Petra Kitova and Belinda Bencic.

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.