00:00Time to welcome the players to the court for our next match from Australia, Maya Joints.
00:08Welcome back to Grandstand Courts.
00:12Ludmilla Samsonova.
00:15And the next match features two players who've been well off their best level in 2026, but...
00:22Maya, heads or tails?
00:23Heads called.
00:27Heads it is.
00:28Serp.
00:30That's it.
00:30That's what Samsonova doesn't like when you start taking the pace off the ball.
00:42That is a great point from Samsonova.
00:45Maya Joints.
00:59That one is not coming back.
01:01Well done to Maya Joints.
01:11Oh, and she's not going to take it because that is a bullet back and up the line.
01:31That's a brilliant play.
01:33Dominating again with a forehand.
01:44Oh, it's too good.
01:52Oh, it's very well played from Maya Joints.
02:01Oh, I wonder what language she's doing it in.
02:07Oh, well, that is the language of forehand return winner.
02:28Finally, Ludmilla Samsonova finishes it off.
02:3065 minutes it took her after a 5-1 star Alessandro, husband and coach, delighted by the resilience of...
02:40I'm not sure if she's doing that right now.
02:42I'm not sure if she's doing that right now.
02:57That is phenomenal from Maya Joint.
02:59What a backhand cross court.
03:12And there it is.
03:13Maya Joints snatches the second set from Ludmilla Samsonova.
03:19We're going to a third in here on Grand Sand Court.
03:22Samsonova 4-2 up in that second set, but cannot hold on to her lead.
03:56It's the point of the match.
04:07Oh, my gosh.
04:11Samsonova has just played two outstanding points.
04:22Ludmilla Samsonova, three-step victor then over Maya Joints in a very impressive display by both players.
04:31What a fight and the respect there for both of them.
04:35Maya Joint did so much running, so much resilience from the Australian to fight back from a 1-5 deficit
04:42in the first set, the 2-4 deficit in the second.
04:46But it's Ludmilla Samsonova who gets the win eventually.
04:51It's taken a lot out of her, there's no doubt about that, but she will be very, very pleased, the
04:5627-year-old.
04:58That was a tough match.
05:00Back and forth, the whole way through nearly three hours here on Grand Sand Court.
05:05But congratulations, you are through.
05:07And you've done it the hard way, but you're through.
05:08Well played.
05:09Thank you so much.
05:10I really appreciate it.
05:12I think it was a great level today on the court.
05:15She was playing very, very good level.
05:20And you know, I put something else at the end.
05:23I'm so proud to stay here.
05:25Yeah, you really did have to dig deep today, didn't you?
05:27Because there were so many swings and momentum in that match.
05:30And listen, it's been a busy 12 hours for you last night over on Sobeys up against Venus Williams and
05:35Alexandra Iyala.
05:36Same result, different setting.
05:38But yeah, you've been doing obviously doubles and singles.
05:40It's been busy for you.
05:41It is, it is.
05:43So let's try to save some energy, you know.
05:46Now the goal is going to be, of course, tomorrow it's going to be doubles day.
05:50Trying to enjoy and to, you know, to prepare for the next.
05:54And just finally, as a former finalist in Montreal, a former quarter finalist here in Toronto,
06:00this is a special tournament, I think, for you, isn't it?
06:02One you probably look forward to very much coming back to every year.
06:04Canada is kind of special, yes.
06:06Yeah, yeah, yeah.
06:07Yes, it is.
06:09You know, even Montreal and Toronto both, I had the chance to make such great results.
06:16I hope it's not going to be the last.
06:18I'm certainly sure it won't be.
06:19Listen, well done.
06:20We'll see you in the next round.
06:21Give it up, everyone, for Lugmina Samsonova.
06:23Well played.
06:24We're the first, we go,AI This is really good for you.
06:30We prepared for your first time, thank you for a complete slowization.
06:30John Josh, the last time, yes.
06:30You know the world looks better, but, anyway.
06:31That's what we'll be doing.
06:32And it may be the very short stages of ninth into that.
06:33Remember that I go about into that season.
06:33We're coming to each of two crazy season of the world's life.
06:33Looking a bit more levant on the planet,
