RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta - Indonesia's Janice Tjen delivered a spirited performance against world-class opponents at the WTA 1000 National Bank Open in Toronto, offering another encouraging sign of her growing competitiveness on the elite tour despite a straight-sets loss to Liudmila Samsonova.

She produced a determined display before falling to Liudmila Samsonova in the first round of the WTA 1000 National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Jakarta time.

The match lasted two hours and 20 minutes, with Samsonova securing a 7-6(11-9), 7-5 victory, according to the WTA.

Janice made an impressive start, racing to a 2-0 lead in the opening set, Antara reported. She broke Samsonova's serve several times as the contest remained evenly matched at 6-6, sending the set into a tie-break.

The tie-break featured multiple momentum swings, with both players earning set points. Janice fought back to level the score at 9-9, but Samsonova claimed the final two points to edge the opening set.

Samsonova carried that momentum into the second set, taking a 3-0 lead after breaking Janice twice in the opening games. Janice responded strongly, recovering to level the score at 3-3 before continuing to match her opponent shot for shot.

The battle remained close until 5-5, when Samsonova broke Janice's serve in the 11th game before serving out the match with a 7-5 second-set victory.

Samsonova proved more efficient in converting break-point opportunities, winning four of her nine chances, while Janice converted three of 11 opportunities. The Russian also dominated behind her first serve, winning 40 of 48 first-serve points (83.3 percent), compared with Janice's 32 of 49 (65.3 percent).

Janice continued to apply pressure throughout the match. The 24-year-old Jakarta-born player hit one ace but struggled with consistency on serve, committing 11 double faults, while Samsonova recorded six.

Overall, Samsonova won 97 of the match's 183 total points (53 percent), with Janice collecting 86 points (47 percent). The defeat also extended Janice's head-to-head record against Samsonova, as she has now lost all three of their meetings. ***