BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Unseeded Liudmila Samsonova will take on world No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the women's final of the China Open after she beat Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina 7-6 (7), 6-3 here on Saturday.
The Russian, ranked 22nd in the WTA tour, held her nerve after a hard-won first set and broke Rybakina twice in the second set to seal the match, representing her fourth straight win over the world No. 5.
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