Liudmila Samsonova should end her Beijing drought after collecting a likely victory over lucky loser Linda Fruhvirtova.
Match News and Form
Liudmila Samsonova has been turning the tables in the last few months, irrespective of her first-round loss at the US Open. After winning multiple matches at Wimbledon, Washington DC and Toronto, the Russian survived three hard-fought matches en route to the semifinal in Guadalajara.
Linda Fruhvirtova has been resurrected as a lucky loser and knocked out Zhuoxuan Bai, 6-2, 6-3, for a rare notable result on tour this season. The former world No. 49, currently barely inside the top 200, had not won a main-draw match on tour since February in the run-up to this week.
Head to Head
This will be their first meeting.
Stats and Facts
Liudmila Samsonova has not won a match at the China Open since her runner-up finish in 2023.
Samsonova stands 5-3 against outside-top-100 players this season, better than last year's 6-5.
Linda Fruhvirtova has now equaled her 2023 result in only her second China Open appearance.
Fruhvirtova has not beaten a top-50 player since Miami in March 2025.
Betting Analysis
Liudmila Samsonova returns to court after almost two weeks of rest and should remove the underwhelming Linda Fruhvirtova in nothing but straight sets, extending her brilliant resurgent momentum.