Kasatkina d. Samsonova

Kasatkina beat Samsonova 7-5, 6-3 in the first round at the Internationaux de Strasbourg - Strasbourg. Kasatkina won 87 of 157 points (55%). Kasatkina hit 4 aces to 1 and won 64% of points behind the first serve (43/67) against 47% for Samsonova. Kasatkina converted 5 of 7 break points and saved 9 of 12 faced; Samsonova converted 3 of 12. The match was played on clay in France.