The WTA Miami Open second round features exciting matchups as top seeds enter the draw. Naomi Osaka faces Liudmila Samsonova, while Magda Linette looks to build momentum against Ekaterina Alexandrova.

For the second year in a row, Naomi Osaka and Liudmila Samsonova faced off in the second round of a WTA 1000 event during the Sunshine Double. And for the second year in a row, former World No. 1 ...

She lifted her maiden WTA 1000 trophy last year in Dubai, her breakthrough year. Samsonova has also reached the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open for the second time. In 2022, she was beaten by ...

Their second meeting was also at a WTA 1000 event, the Madrid Open, which Samsonova won 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. Four-time Grand Slam champion, Osaka has a 15-7 win-loss record at the Miami Open and her ...

Liudmila Samsonova is a Russian tennis player competing in the WTA singles and doubles circuit as of March 2025. She has been ranked as high as No. 12 in singles and No. 40 in doubles, which she ...

12th seed and 2018 Indian Wells finalist Daria Kasatkina will face Liudmila Samsonova in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, 10 March. 27-year-old Kasatkina defeated the former ...

In a standout match, wildcard entry Belinda Bencic faced off against 3rd seed Coco Gauff. Despite a shaky start, trailing 3-6 in the first set, Bencic made strategic adjustments that powered her to ...

Osaka's match against Samsonova was a display of her capabilities on the court. With a combination of powerful serving and steadfast baseline defense, Osaka dominated crucial points throughout the ...

Japanese Naomi Osaka celebrated her Haitian origins after defeating Liudmila Samsonova (seeded) at the Miami Open [6-2, 6-4] qualifying for the 16th ...

After narrowly escaping a first round upset, Osaka takes on world No. 21, who edged out their previous meeting in a deciding set.

No.10 seed Liudmila Samsonova came from a set down to defeat lucky loser Elina Avanesyan in the third round of the Cincinnati Open, advancing to her second WTA 1000 quarterfinal in as many weeks ...