Tennis
Starodubtseva made it to the main draw of the 2026 Australian Open
Ukrainian tennis player Yulia Starodubtseva (WTA 110) has qualified for the 2026 Australian Open main draws.
Ukrainian team was defeated in the qualifying final Victoria Tomova (Bulgaria, WTA 128) In 1 hour 44 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. Qualification
Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukrainian) [6] – Victoria Tomova (Bulgaria) [18] – 7:6 (7:3), 6:2
This was the first head-to-head conflict.
Going to the Australian Open base, Starodubtseva beat Tomova, as well as Alice Tubello and Despina Papamikhail.
Julia will be playing for the Australian major for the third time in her career. He left Melbourne in the first round in 2024 and 2025.
Starodubtseva became the fifth Ukrainian in the AO-2026 main draw, after Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremska and Alexandra Oleynikova. Angelina Kalinina and Daria Snigur will also play in the qualifying finals.
Match statistics Yulia Starodubtseva – Victoria Tomova
Source: Sport UA
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