“Yuliya defeated Valentina Ivanova in the first round of the 75-thousandth in Australia”, — write: sport.ua
Ukrainian tennis player Julia Starodubtseva (WTA 116) had a successful start at the ITF W75 hard tournament in Playford, Australia.
In the first round, the Ukrainian, seeded at number one, lost in three sets Valentine Ivanova (WTA 885) in 2 hours and 22 minutes.
ITF W75 Playford. Hard, 1/16 finals
Julia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) [1] – Valentina Ivanova (Australia) – 6:3, 3:6, 6:4
In the third game, Starodubtseva fought back from a score of 1:4, trailing with two breaks.
Yulia broke the losing streak of four fights. The last time she won was on October 13, when she beat Yulia Putintseva at the 500m in Ningbo.
In the second round of the 75-thousandth round, Starodubtseva will compete against Sarah Rokuszek (Australia, WTA 817).