Ukrainian tennis player Yulia Starodubtseva,which qualified for Wimbledon 2024, made a successful start to the tournament.
In the first round of the competition, the 24-year-old Ukrainian beat the Belgian in two sets Alison van Uytvanck with a score of 6:4 , 6:3.
Starodubtseva advanced to the second round of Wimbledon 2024
The tennis players spent 1 hour and 17 minutes on the court, during which Yulia served twice, made one double fault and surpassed her opponent in terms of winners — 16 vs 10.
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At the start of the match, Yulia lost on her serve, but in the fourth game she scored a break and restored parity. With the score 5:4, the Ukrainian was able to take another serve from the Belgian and closed the set.
In the second game, Starodubtseva led 3:0 with a break, but her opponent managed to equalize. In the eighth game, Yulia scored another break, and then closed the game with a score of 6:3.
The next opponent of the Ukrainian will be New Zealander Lulu Radovcic, who beat the eighth racket of the world Qin Wen Zheng from China.
For Starodubtseva, this is her debut at Wimbledon, where she is a participant in the main draw of the competition. In addition, this is her first victory in the main Grand Slam tournament. This year, Julia also qualified for the Australian Open and Roland Garros, but lost twice in the 1/64 finals: to Ons Jabeur and Kristina Bukshe, respectively.
In addition to Starodubtseva, Dayana Yastremskaya and Marta Kostyuk also advanced to the second round, but Lesya Tsurenko finished her performances. Four more Ukrainians Elina Svitolina, Angelina Kalinina, Daria Snigur and Ekaterina Beindl will start at Wimbledon on Tuesday, July 2.
