The fifth-ranked player from Ukraine left no chances for her opponent from the top 70 of the world rankings. <\/p>\n
Yulia Starodubtseva, ranked fifth in the national standings and 89th in the world, had a victorious start at the WTA 500 tournament in Charleston, USA. In the first round of the main draw, the Ukrainian delivered a true masterclass against former world number one in doubles, Zhang Shuai from China.<\/p>\n
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the match result.<\/p>\n
Also read:<\/strong> Surpassing the Italian and striving for the top: Svitolina stunned with her new ranking status. <\/p>\n WTA 500. Charleston. 1\/32 finals<\/strong><\/p>\n Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) – Zhang Shuai (China) – 6:3, 6:0<\/strong><\/p>\n Triumph in 53 minutes<\/p>\n Starodubtseva (WTA 89) approached the match as the underdog against the experienced Zhang Shuai (WTA 62), but only one athlete dominated the court. Yulia took the first set 6:3 and delivered a “bagel” to her opponent in the second set, winning 6:0.<\/p>\n The match lasted less than an hour. During this time, the Ukrainian showcased ironclad composure: she served three aces and did not lose a single service game. This performance allowed Yulia to advance to the 1\/16 finals in her debut appearance at this tournament.<\/p>\n What’s next<\/p>\n In the second round, Starodubtseva faces a tough challenge. On Wednesday, April 1, she will meet the tournament’s second seed – the “neutral” Russian player Ekaterina Alexandrova (WTA 13). The two players have never faced each other on the court before.<\/p>\n In addition to Starodubtseva, Dayana Yastremska continues her campaign in Charleston, where she will face Swiss player Belinda Bencic in the second round. Also, Oleksandra Oleinikova will begin her journey in a match against Polina Kudermetova, representing Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n Earlier, we reported how Angelina Kalinina lost her title in Croatia after a streak of 14 consecutive victories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The fifth-ranked player from Ukraine left no chances for her opponent from the top 70 of the world rankings. Yuliya Starodubtseva – ranked fifth in the national standings and 89th in the world – had a victorious start at the WTA 500 tournament in Charleston, USA. In the first round of the main draw, the Ukrainian delivered a true master class against former world number one in doubles, Zhang Shuai from China…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66461,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"magazine_newspaper_sidebar_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport-en"],"yoast_head":"\n