“Julia in three sets gave way to the first racket at the start of the WTA tournament 1000 in the United States”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In the 1/64 finals, Ukrainian in three sets gave way to the ex-first racket of the world Naomi Osaki (Japan, WTA 61) in 2 hours and 25 minutes.
WTA 1000 Mayami. Hard. 1/64 finals
Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) [Q] – Naomi Osaka (Japan) – 6: 3, 4: 6, 3: 6
It was the first meeting of rivals.
In the second party, the Ukrainian won 4: 2 (40:30 / A: 40) with a break, but gave four games in a row. In the third set, the struggle could not be imposed.
The next rival Naomi will be the “neutral” 24th sowing Ludmila Samsonova.
Starodubtseva started in Mayama from qualification, where she passed Varvara Lepchenko and Tatyana Maria. Julia played in her career for the second time in the main grid of the thousands. In the fall of 2024, she reached the quarterfinals in Beijing, also starting the performance with selection.
Yulia was the first of the Ukrainian women to spend the starting duel of the base in Miam. Ukraine at these courts will continue to be represented by Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Diana Yastremskaya and Angelina Kalinina.
Naomi Brings The Heat in Miami! 🔥@Naomiosaka Is Into the Next Round After Defeating StarodubtsEva 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. #Miamiopen pic.twitter.com/xgjyxgsbfb
– wta (@wta) March 18, 2025
Setting The Stage 👊@Naomiosaka Fights Back to Take the Second Set Over StarodubtsEva 6-4.#Miamiopen pic.twitter.com/m9j8dgrwed
– wta (@wta) March 18, 2025
– wta (@wta) March 18, 2025
