Russian starlets win Asian tennis tournaments

Lyudmila Samsonova won the Japan Open in Tokyo on Sunday as Ekaterina Alexandrova was victorious at the Korea Open in Seoul Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian starlets win Asian tennis tournaments

Lyudmila Samsonova beat Zheng Qinwen in the Japan Open final before Ekaterina Alexandrova clinched the Korean Open by besting Jeļena Ostapenko

Russian world number 30 Lyudmila Samsonova garnered her fourth career title on Sunday after defeating world number 36 Zheng Qinwen of China at the Japan Open.

In Seoul, Samsonova’s compatriot and world number 24 Ekaterina Alexandrova won her third career title and second in 2022 by seeing off Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets in the Korea Open.

Samsonova’s victory was achieved by triumphing 7-5, 7-5 over Zheng and extending her winning record to 18 victories in her last 19 matches.