At the 2025 Berlin Open, Wang Xinyu dominated Samsonova, reaching the WTA Tour singles final for the first time in her career.

On June 21, Beijing time, in the women's singles semifinals of the WTA 500 event in Berlin, Chinese player Wang Xinyu won decisively in straight sets, defeating Samsonova 6-4, 6-1, marking her first entry into a WTA Tour singles final. In the final, Wang Xinyu will compete for the championship against Vondrousova, who surprisingly eliminated world number one Sabalenka with a score of 2-0 to advance.

Wang Xinyu won decisively in straight sets, defeating Samsonova with scores of 6-4 and 6-1, reaching the WTA Tour singles final for the first time in her career.

Before this match that day, the 2024 Paris Olympicsmixed doubles runner-upWang Xinyuhad reached the semifinals six times before but had never advanced further. As for her opponent Samsonova that day, Wang Xinyu had previously lost to her in their two encounters.

As the match began, Wang Xinyu immediately committed a double fault but quickly found her rhythm, winning four consecutive points to hold serve. In the sixth game, Wang Xinyu's strategy targeting Samsonova's backhand paid off as she broke her opponent's serve, taking a 4-2 lead. In the following game, Wang Xinyu's baseline attacks and net volleys earned her several winners, extending her lead to 5-2. Although she faced difficulties in her own service game due to a net cord and a double fault, Wang Xinyu quickly created two break points and a set point in her opponent's service game, converting the set point with a quality return to win the first set 6-4.

In the second set, Wang Xinyu started serving and broke her opponent in the fourth game with a forehand winner, leading 3-1. In the fifth game, she held her nerve, saving two break points to extend her lead to 4-1. In the sixth game, with momentum on her side, Wang Xinyu capitalized on Samsonova's errors, converting her fourth break point to lead 5-1. In the subsequent service game to win the match, Wang Xinyu seized her first match point and successfully closed it out 6-1, securing a 2-0 victory over Samsonova and reaching the WTA Tour singles final for the first time.

Throughout the match, Wang Xinyu recorded 13 winners, matching Samsonova's output. However, Wang Xinyu's strategy targeting Samsonova's backhand was effective, forcing her opponent into 27 unforced errors, while Wang Xinyu only had 11, allowing her to achieve four breaks of serve.

In this tournament, Wang Xinyu started from the qualifying rounds and won six matches in a row. Despite being underestimated, she made a remarkable comeback, defeating Gibson, Jabeur, Kasatkina, Gauff, Badosa, and Samsonova to advance. Notably, she did not lose a single set in the main draw, overcoming four top 20 players to reach the final. With this victory, Wang Xinyu's ranking has risen to 32nd, and she will compete as a seeded player at Wimbledon.

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In a post-match interview, Wang Xinyu reflected on her performance throughout the week: "It has been a dream week; I played incredible tennis here. I guess it might be the magic of Berlin. In fact, before each match, I had no expectations, just enjoying the stage. The shot I made in the second set, that cross-court, felt like magic. I truly enjoyed those moments."