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Strasbourg Tennis: Kasatkina Faces Samsonova Showdown
18 May
Summary
- Daria Kasatkina and Liudmila Samsonova's third WTA Tour meeting.
- Kasatkina leads Samsonova 2-0 in their head-to-head series.
- The WTA Strasbourg tournament features top seeds on clay.
Day 1 of the WTA Strasbourg 2026 kicks off with Round of 32 singles matches on Monday, May 18. The event is hosted at the Tennis Club de Strasbourg in France.
Daria Kasatkina, the sixth seed, faces Liudmila Samsonova in a highly anticipated match. This will be their third encounter on the WTA Tour, with Kasatkina holding a 2-0 advantage. Samsonova enters the tournament after an early exit at the Italian Open, carrying a mixed season record.
Other notable players competing on the opening day include Katerina Siniakova, Magdalena Frech, and eighth-seeded Marie Bouzkova. Bouzkova arrives in France following her performance in Rome, while Siniakova also looks to build momentum on the clay surface.
The tournament sets the stage for fierce competition as players battle for crucial points and early-round wins on the French clay courts.
