Tomljanovic

2022 - 9 - 5

Samsonova

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Australia's Ajla Tomljanović beats Liudmila Samsonova in straight ... (ABC News)

Australia's Ajla Tomljanović shows no US Open letdown after her win over Serena Williams, beating Liudmila Samsonova to reach the last eight at Flushing ...

The tie-break was leaning toward Samsonova as she broke for 6-5, but Tomljanović hit straight back to level at 6-6, before her opponent let a return from the Australian drop in for the mini-break. - Tomljanović fought through a near 20-minute game in the first set, before winning it in a tiebreak - Ajla Tomljanović saved eight set points in the first before cruising in the second to a straight-sets win

Tomljanovic 'speechless' after epic fightback (Wide World of Sports)

Ajla Tomljanovic has "won ugly" to defeat Ludmilla Samsonova to move into her first US Open quarter-finals.

"That was an amazing display of digging deep and finding a way (to) winning ugly ... Samsonova had no chance at making the return, and the game went to deuce for the first of 12 times. She lost the second set 6-1. She said that epic game in the first set was where she was able to reset her focus. "I came out feeling pretty flat and I was thinking to myself that the last 48 hours have been a lot," she said. In her post-match interview, Tomljanovic said during that epic game, she fought to stay calm despite "dying" on the inside. she knows she can play better tennis then that - and she did on Friday night (against Serena Williams)," Robson said of the win. Later in the set, in that 10th game, Samsonova was 30-40 up and looked set to break Tomljanovic again before the Aussie played a beautiful drop shot that landed just over the net. The 10th game of the set was crucial to her victory. Midway through the first set she was down a break and had made numerous errors. Although she won in straight sets, the first set - settled 7-6 (10-8) - was an epic encounter. [Ajla Tomljanovic ](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/ajla-tomljanovic)has "won ugly" to defeat Ludmilla Samsonova to move into her first [US Open](https://wwos.nine.com.au/us-open) quarter-finals.

Ajla Tomljanović surges into US Open quarter-finals with straight ... (The Guardian)

Australian beats Ludmilla Samsonova of Russia 7-6, 6-1 · Joins compatriot Nick Kyrgios in last eight at Flushing Meadows.

But she snuck a glance on Saturday, with the praise for her deeds a reward that provided an energy boost. In the tiebreaker she overcame another set point – and some nerves of her own – to edge ahead. Her deeds at Wimbledon, where she lost to eventual champion Elena Rybakini in a quarter-final, and now at the US Open, demonstrate she is a force to be reckoned with. On the third, she executed a perfectly weighted backhand drop shot and a couple of points later ripped a forehand winner up the line. But Tomljanović earned great respect for her resilience and also the manner with which she consoled her distraught teammates in the aftermath of the loss. The respect and admiration for Tomljanović has only furthered in the two years since.

Tomljanovic charges into US Open 2022 quarterfinals (Tennis Australia)

Australian Ajla Tomljanovic has continued her career-best run at the US Open, advancing to the women's singles quarterfinals.

Boys’ singles, first round Girls’ singles, first round Girls’ singles, second round In girls’ singles action, Australian Taylah Preston has moved into the second round. I didn’t really feel like myself today the whole day. Women’s singles, fourth round

Ajla Tomljanovic advances to U.S. Open quarterfinals, giving ... (ESPN)

Ajla Tomljanovic has earned a crack at Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur after continuing her giant-killing U.S. Open run to give Australia a women's and men's ...

"It's really nice. Open run to give Australia a women's and men's quarter-finalist at Flushing Meadows for the first time in almost 40 years. I think a lot of heartbreaks that have happened over a long time, I feel like this is a what-goes-around-comes-around moment for me," she said. "It just feels really good to back up a win that got a lot of attention," said the Australian No.1. "I think it's just about staying in the moment because she played well and I don't really have time to dwell because the game is going by quickly," she said. [Serena Williams](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=394)' storied career, Tomljanovic snapped the 13-match, 18-set winning streak of [Liudmila Samsonova](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3840) with a tenacious 7-6 (10-8) 6-1 fightback against the red-hot Russian.

Tomljanovic follows Kyrgios into US Open quarter-finals (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Ajla Tomljanovic made it a night to remember for Australian tennis fans, following compatriot Nick Kyrgios into a maiden US Open quarter-final with a gritty ...

The missed opportunities seemed to take a toll on Samsonova’s confidence as her errors mounted and Tomljanovic raced through the second set with two break of serves to reach the quarter-finals at a major for the third time. The Russian peppered the court with winners and quickly stacked up a 5-2 lead in the opening set. [ Kyrgios completed a brilliant victory over world number one and 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev at the Arthur Ashe Stadium](/link/follow-20170101-p5bfhb), Tomljanovic backed up [her win over retiring Serena Williams](/link/follow-20170101-p5bf4q) with a 7-6(8) 6-1 triumph at the neighbouring Louis Armstrong Stadium.