“Biggest success of my career,” says Laura Samson on making the quarterfinals

Rising Czech star Laura Samson has made it to the quarterfinals of Livesport Prague Open 2024 just days after making her WTA debut. The sixteen-year-old won her second game of the tournament against Kateřina Siniaková 1-6 7-5 6-3 and is sure to break into the Top 500 of the WTA World Ranking.

“I’m not really sure how many places I’ll move up,” she said after her winning match against the current World No. 38, “at the start of the year my goal was to make it into the Top 500.”

“This is definitely the biggest success of my career. I’m so happy and really enjoyed the match. I relaxed after the first set and everything just fell into place after that, that was the main thing.”

After a tough first set in which she only won one game, the young Czech player changed outfit and came out onto the court full of new energy. “I felt like a new person, it gives me the feeling of it suddenly being a new game,” explained Samson.

She played her first WTA game on a smaller court of the Sparta Prague Tennis Club, but this time, she took her win on the centre court. “It feels different playing in front of so many people. I also really noticed the music,” said Samson who came out onto the court to an Eminem tune.

“I forgot about it, but I remember picking an Eminem song because songs like these really motivate me in the moment,” she added. Samson will face Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva in the quarterfinals.

Livesport Prague Open 2024 (women, CZE, 267 082 USD, clay)
Round of 16 singles
LAURA SAMSON (634.) – KATEŘINA SINIAKOVÁ (38.) 1:6, 7:5, 6:3

Photo: Livesport Prague Open / Pavel Lebeda (sport-pics.cz)

Author: eSports

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