“Yulia confidently defeated Antonia Ruzhych at the start of the selection of the thousand”, — write: sport.ua
Ukrainian tennis player Julia Starodubtseva (WTA 102) had a successful start at the WTA 1000 hard tournament in Doha, Qatar.
In the first round of selection, the Ukrainian lost Antony Ruzhych (Croatia, WTA 67) in 1 hour and 15 minutes, giving only four games.
WTA 1000 Doha. Hard. Qualification
Antonia Ružyč (Croatia) [7] – Julia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) – 2:6, 2:6
Starodubtseva held the first face-to-face confrontation against Ruzhych.
Yulia broke a streak of two consecutive defeats. In 2026, she has seven victories in 11 matches.
Starodubeva will meet either Moyuka Utijima (Japan, WTA 87) or Rebecca Shramkova (Slovakia, WTA 81) in the finals of qualification for the 1000th tournament in Doha.