Daria Kasatkina suffers ‘unfortunate’ wardrobe mishap in Wimbledon loss

Daria Kasatkina’s third-round loss to Liudmila Samsonova at Wimbledon took a bizarre turn Saturday when she lost a point due to an earring malfunction.

The curious scene unfolded when the 16th-seeded Kasatkina lobbed a forehand return to No. 19 seed Samsonova, with the piece of jewelry becoming attached to her shirt during the series.

When Samsonova, 26, fired back, Kasatkina, 28, could not respond in time.

“That’s not something you see very often,” a BBC commentator said of the incident, according to Metro UK. “That’s so unfortunate, especially as she was within touching distance in the game.”

Samsonova ultimately punched her ticket to the Round of 16 with the 6-2, 6-3 victory.

She last advanced to the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2021, when she fell to eventual finalist Karolína Plíšková. Plíšková lost to Ashleigh Barty in the women’s singles final that year.

Kasatkina, a 2018 Wimbledon quarterfinalist, knew the challenge she was up against in Samsonova.

“I knew that it’s going to be very tough… she’s in great shape, winning a lot, especially on grass, and her game… It’s very good on this surface,” she said of Samsonova, as covered by The First Serve.

“Of course, I think I could do better on my side, but I also have to give her credit. She played a very, very good match.

“Her serve is one of the most dangerous ones on tour. A few times, I looked [at] the speed, it was about 170 miles per hour… We all know her game is super aggressive… I didn’t feel like she was giving me any gifts today.”

Samsonova will next face Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Monday.

Wimbledon runs through next Sunday, with the women’s singles final set for Saturday.