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Story summary
- Liudmila Samsonova (Russia) beat Madison Keys (USA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the 2026 Mubadala DC Open.
- Keys was the No. 6 seed and took the first set before Samsonova rallied to win.
- The 2-hour-24-minute match saw Samsonova serve 14 double-faults while Keys’ errors allowed two late breaks.
- The victory ended Samsonova’s five-match skid against Keys since 2021 and set up a clash with the Wang Xinyu–Julieta Pareja winner.
