“Yulia will compete against Anna Kalinskaya, who lost to Peyton Stearns”, — write: sport.ua
In the 4th round, the Ukrainian will take the court against Anna Kalinskaya, the 14th ranked player in the world, who is playing in a “neutral” status. In the match of the 1/16 finals, Kalinskaya defeated the representative of the USA, Peyton Stearns (WTA 46).
WTA 1000 Beijing. Hard. Round of 16
Peyton Stearns (USA) – Anna Kalinskaya [10] – 6:3, 3:6, 1:3, RET., Stearns
Starodubtseva will play for the third time in her career against a tennis player from the top 20 of the WTA ranking. In January, Yulia lost to Ons Jaber at the start of the Australian Open main draw 3:6, 1:6, who at that time was ranked 6th. And at the end of August, the Ukrainian lost to Victoria Azarenka, who was ranked 20th, in the 1st round of the US Open.
The meeting between Starodubtseva and Kalinskaya is scheduled for October 1.
Yulia confidently defeated Elina Avanesyan in her match of the 1/16 finals in two games.