“Julia in two sets gave way to Claire Liu in the 1st round”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In the 1st round of qualification Ukrainian in two sets lost Claire Liu (USA, WTA 275) in 2 hours and 8 minutes.
WTA 1000 Indian-Wells. Hard. Qualification
Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) [21] – Claire Liu (USA) – 5: 7, 6: 7 (2: 7)
In the first party, Starodubtsev won 4: 0 and 5: 2 with two breaks, but lost the advantage.
It was the first meeting of rivals.
Starodubtseva became the second Ukrainian who lost at the start of the selection. Earlier, prestigious competitions were left by Daria Snigur, who lost ITO.
After a successful performance on WTA 1000 in Beijing in October 2024, where Julia reached the quarterfinals and took a set in Coco Goff, Starodubtseva spent 14 matches and managed to win only 2 wins.
Liu in the finale of the Indian-Wells qualification will play against Sarah Sararibes Thormo.
The Indian-Vells Marta Kostyuk, Elina Svitolina, Diana Yastremskaya and Angelina Kalinina will represent Ukraine at the heart. They will learn their first rivals on the night of March 4 by the results of the draw.