“Julia in two sets coped with a 37-year-old representative of Germany in the selection finals”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In the final of the qualification, the Ukrainian in two sets beat the 37-year-old representative of Germany Tatyana Maria (WTA 86) in 1 hour and 21 minutes.
WTA 1000 Mayami. Hard. Qualification
Tatyana Maria (Germany) [11] – Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) [22] – 4: 6, 3: 6
It was a second meeting of rivals. Starodubtseva took revenge in German for defeat in the 1/16 finals of WTA 250 competition in Hong Kong 2024.
Julia made his way in the basis of Tynika in Mayam, for the first time since October 2024, winning two matches in a row. At the start of the qualification, she coped with Varvara Lepchenko.
Starodubtseva will play at the heart of the Tensnik for the second time in his career. In October 2024, she reached the quarterfinals in Beijing, also overcoming the selection sieve.
Starodubtseva became the fifth representative of Ukraine in the main net of Miami. The day earlier, their rivals / potential rivals were learned by Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Diana Yastremskaya and Angelina Kalinina.
Yulia’s opponent in the 1/64 finals will be known later. Of the possible options: Polina Kudermetov, Lauren Davis, Anne Lee, Naomi Osaka, Rebecca Shramkov, Anastasia Potapova, Aila Tomlyanovich, Caroline Garcia or another tennis player.
