WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini fall in Berlin

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2025 Jessica Pegula of the U.S. reacts during her fourth round match against France's Lois Boisson REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Third-seeded Jessica Pegula and fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini of Italy were knocked out during second-round play Wednesday on the grass at the Berlin Open.

Unseeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova needed 3 hours, 21 minutes to earn a 6-7 (8), 7-5, 7-6 (5) upset of Pegula. She fought off two match points in the third set and piled up an 18-2 edge in aces to advance to the quarterfinals.