Starodubtseva sensationally lost to the 309th racket at the WTA 250 tournament in China

Ukrainian tennis player Julia Starodubtseva (WTA 115) completed her performances at the WTA 250 hard court tournament in Jiujiang, China.

In the first round, the Ukrainian lost in two sets to the representative of China and the 309th ranked player in the world Zheng Wushuang in 2 hours and 5 minutes.

WTA 250 Jiujiang. Hard, 1/16 finals

Zheng Wushuang (China) [WC] – Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) – 6:3, 7:6 (7:5)

In the second game, Starodubtseva played three match points on the reception in the 10th game, brought the game to a tie-break, but was unable to stage a comeback.

Yulia and Zheng had a face-to-face confrontation for the first time.

Starodubtseva lost her third match in a row and allowed Wushuan to end her losing streak of five matches. Zheng won a main draw match at the Tour level for the first time in her career.

Zheng Wushuang will compete against Yulia Putintseva, the fifth seed, in the second round of the competition.