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Samsonowa and Bencic contest tennis finals in Berlin

Stand: 19.06.2021

Ludmilla Samsonova from Russia in action

Ludmilla Samsonova from Russia in action. Photo: Wolfgang Kumm / dpa / archive image

Source: dpa-infocom GmbH

Ludmilla Samsonova could not be stopped by Viktoria Azarenka either. The qualifier is in her first WTA final on Sunday.

Berlin (AP) – Belinda Bencic from Switzerland and the qualifier Ludmilla Samsonowa from Russia will contest the final of the lawn tennis tournament in Berlin on Sunday. The 24-year-old Bencic prevailed in the first semi-final 7: 5, 6: 4 against Alizé Cornet from France. Samsonowa defeated the former world number one Viktoria Azarenka from Belarus in just 65 minutes 6: 4, 6: 2.

Samsonova, who is 106th in the world rankings, gave the favorite no chance and moved into her first WTA tournament final. “It’s unbelievable, I can’t believe what I’ve achieved. I’ve always dreamed of playing a tournament like this, ”said the 22-year-old.

Above all, Samsonowa’s hard impacts of consistently 180 to 190 km / h left their mark on Azarenka. Now the whiz kid is looking forward to the final. «I never played against Belinda. That’s going to be hard. I’ll try my best again, ”said the Russian.

Bencic, on the other hand, struggled with her performance despite her victory. «In the second movement I totally lost my rhythm, but still won. I always tend to play on the pitch, “said number five on the seeding list with a wink:” I don’t like that, but I think the audience likes it. “

When the world number twelfth became more courageous, Cornet could no longer counter. “There are always long rallies against Alizé, she likes that. So I had to be more aggressive and offensive than them, that was the difference today, ”said Bencic. She can get her fifth title on the WTA tour on Sunday.

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Information about the tournament on the WTA homepage

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