Starodubtseva lost in her first-ever WTA tournament final
Promising Ukrainian tennis player Yulia Starodubtseva lost to American Jessica Pegula in the final of the WTA 500 tournament being held in Charleston (USA).
Jessica Pegula (USA, 1) – Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) 6-2, 6-2
This was reported by SportOn Channel.
For Starodubtseva, this final marked her debut at the WTA level. In the decisive match, she faced world No. 5 Jessica Pegula.
In the first set, the match was evenly contested until the score was 2-2, after which the American made two consecutive breaks and confidently closed out the set 6-2.
Pegula started the second set even more convincingly, winning five games in a row. The sixth game was tense: the Ukrainian saved five match points and managed to convert a break point. However, this did not change the course of the match—in the eighth game, the American served for the match and closed out the set 6-2.
It is worth noting that Yulia became the 13th Ukrainian tennis player to reach the final of a WTA Tour event and the sixth to reach this stage in a WTA 500-level tournament!
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