Maya Joint's run at the Canadian Open in Toronto has come to an end, but not before giving her more experienced opponent Liudmila Samsonova an almighty scare. The young Australian and Samsonova were involved in a titanic struggle on Grandstand court before the Russian triumphed 7-5 6-7 (6-3) 6-2. Joint went toe-to-toe with the world No.55 and made her work for almost three hours in hot and humid conditions. Joint came into the last-32 contest fresh from eliminating world No.18 and 14th seed Sorana Cirstea in straight sets, while Samsonova bundled out world No.26 and No.22 seed Barbora Krejcikova. It proved pivotal as Samsonova added more heat by holding serve and breaking Joint again to complete a tough win.