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BERLIN (AP) — Liudmila Samsonova saved two
match points before beating third-ranked Jessica Pegula 6-7 (8),
7-5, 7-6 (5) on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the
Berlin Open.
The 20th-ranked Samsonova recorded 18 aces against the defending
champion in a match that lasted 3 hours, 21 minutes at the
grass-court tournament.
“I can't believe that I am here standing, it's incredible,”
Samsonova said in her on-court interview. “Maybe with the
adrenaline right now I'm OK, but I think later it's not going to
be so OK.”
Samsonova, who beat Naomi Osaka in three sets Tuesday, saved two
match points on her serve at 5-4 in the deciding set against
Pegula.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka's match against qualifier Rebeka
Masarova was suspended overnight because the court became
slippery. Play was halted after Sabalenka won the first set 6-2.
Earlier, Ons Jabeur beat the fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini 6-1,
6-3 in the second round. Paolini was runner-up at Wimbledon last
year. Jabeur was a Wimbledon finalist in 2022 and 2023.
Paolini was playing for the first time since winning the French
Open doubles title with fellow Italian Sara Errani. Paolini lost
to Elina Svitolina in the fourth round of the French Open
singles.
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