“Croatian Donna Vekic Defeats Lyudmila Samsonova in Italian Open Third Round Match”

Russian tennis player Lyudmila Samsonova lost to Donna Vekic from Croatia in the third round match of the Italian Open. The match ended with a score of 2:6, 7:6 (7:5), 6:2 in favor of the Croatian, it lasted 2 hours and 38 minutes. In the fourth round, Vekic will play with the first racket of the world, Igi Sventek.

24-year-old Samsonova is ranked 16th in the WTA rankings. She has four victories in tournaments under the auspices of the association. 26-year-old Vekic is on the 24th line of the rating of tennis players. She also has four WTA titles.

The Italian Open is a tournament in the prestigious ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 categories. The prize fund of the women’s tournament exceeds €3.5 million.

Leonid Uvarchev