Lyudmila Samsonova from Russia surpassed her compatriot Daria Kasatkina in the ranking published on the website of the updated version of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). official website Organizations on August 14.
At the WTA 1000 tournament held in Montreal, Canada last week, 24-year-old Samsonova, who reached the final by losing to the US representative Jessica Pegula, rose six places to the 12th place in the ranking. 13th place is occupied by the former first racket of Russia, Daria Kasatkina.
It is worth noting that Samsonova had to play the semifinals and finals of the tournament in Montreal with a margin of several hours – her meeting with Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan (1:6, 6:1, 6:2) was postponed from August. 12 to 13 due to bad weather.
There was no change in the top 10 in the world rankings. First place is still occupied by Iga Swiatek from Poland. The second is Arina Sobolenko from Belarus, the third is Jessica Pegula.
formerly Pegula announced The defeat of Samsonova in the final of the tournament in Canada.