Tennis
Starodubtseva reached the last qualifying round of the Australian Open 2026 with defeat
Ukrainian tennis player Yulia Starodubtseva (WTA 110), reached final qualification at the 2026 Australian Open.
The Ukrainian team was defeated in the second round of the election Despino Papamihail (Greece, WTA 160) In 1 hour 23 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. Qualification
Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukrainian) [6] – Despina Papamikhail (Greece) – 6:1, 6:2
Starodubtseva played against Papamikhail for the first time.
At the beginning of the qualifiers, Julia defeated Alice Tubello. Her next opponent will be Victoria Tomova (Bulgaria, WTA 128). Starodubtseva had never met Tomova before.
Julia is playing on the courts of Melbourne for the third time in her career and competing for her third main draw at an Australian major.
Match statistics Yulia Starodubtseva – Despina Papamikhail
Source: Sport UA
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