In the first round, a Ukrainian in three sets was defeated by a representative of France Leolia Jeanjan (WTA 95) in 3 hours and 7 minutes.
WTA 1000 Cincinnati. Hard, 1/64 finals
Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) – Leolia Jeanjan (France) [Q] – 5: 7, 6: 1, 4: 6
In the first party, Julia won 5: 2, but gave five games in a row. In the third set, Starodubtseva also had a significant advantage – she had 3-0 with two breaks, but did not realize her chance.
Julia and Leolia conducted a second face -to -face confrontation. At the end of February, Starodubtsev gave way to Jeanjan in the qualification of a five hundred in Merida.
Zhenzhan in Cincinnat began with a qualification, where she coped with Carol Zhao and Rebecca Masarova. Her next opponent will be the finalist Wimbledon-2025 Amanda Anisimova.
Ukraine will continue to represent Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk and Diana Yastremskaya in a single category of Cincinnati. They start at prestigious competitions from the second circle.
Source: Sport.ua