Samsonova defeated Khibino at the start of the WTA tournament in Charleston

The meeting lasted 1 hour and 9 minutes and ended with a score of 6: 2, 6: 1 in favor of the Russian tennis player.

The next rival of Samsonova will be either the American Corey Gauff, or the representative of Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian Anna Kalinskaya lost to the Slovenian Tamara Zidansek and flew out of the WTA tournament in Bogota.