Athletistic/Tennis. Russian tennis player Lyudmila Samsonova, ranked 15th in the world rankings, defeated Czech tennis player Barbora Krejcikova, ranked 12th in the WTA rankings, in the quarterfinals of the hard tournament of the WTA-500 category in Abu Dhabi (UAE), which earned him a unique feat. .

This is Samsonova’s seventh victory in this tournament, making her the tennis player with the most victories at the Abu Dhabi tournament since its inception in 2021.

Recall that last year in Abu Dhabi, Samsonova reached the final, where she lost to Swiss tennis player Belinda Bencic.

In the semifinals of the current tough tournament, Samsonova will meet the fifth racket in the world, Kazakh tennis player Elena Rybakina.

  • Samsonova beat Krejcikova and reached the semi-finals of the Abu Dhabi tournament


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