“In the second round of selection, Yulia passed Despina Papamikhail, giving only three games”, — write: sport.ua
In the second round of selection, the Ukrainian defeated in two sets Despin Papamikhail (Greece, WTA 160) in 1 hour and 23 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. Qualification
Julia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) [6] – Despina Papamikhail (Greece) – 6:1, 6:2
Starodubtseva played against Papamikhail for the first time.
At the start of the qualification Yulia defeated Alys Tubello. Her next opponent will be Victoria Tomova (Bulgaria, WTA 128). Starodubtseva had never met Tomova before.
Julia is playing on the Melbourne courts for the third time in her career and is fighting for her third main draw of an Australian major.
Yulia Starodubtseva – Despina Papamikhail match statistics
