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Yuliia Starodubtseva vs Anna Blinkova — 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1
| Anna Blinkova✓ | 63 | 6 | 6 |
 Yuliia Starodubtseva | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
Anna Blinkova came from a set down to beat Yuliia Starodubtseva 6–7(3) 6–4 6–1 on Court 5 in a two-and-a-half-hour first-round match. After dropping the opening-set tiebreak, Blinkova took charge, converting seven of eleven break points to Starodubtseva's three of fourteen. Blinkova won 111 total points to Starodubtseva's 97.
Yuliia StarodubtsevaStats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-09
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
At this Stage
Anna Blinkova lost the opening tiebreak and precious little afterwards. She came from a set down to beat Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1 across two and a half hours, a match effectively settled on break points: Blinkova converted seven of eleven, Starodubtseva three of fourteen. The win put Blinkova into the last 64 against No. 12 seed Marta Kostyuk — a match she has since pushed to three sets, taking the opener before falling. That was later, though; here she was the one doing the grinding, and doing it rather well.
What we know now
Court: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Match length: 2:28
Tale of the tape
Yuliia StarodubtsevaAnna BlinkovaPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.
The briefing
Storylines
- Blinkova rallied from a set down and rolled through the decider 6–1.
- Starodubtseva converted only three of fourteen break-point chances.
- Blinkova won 72% of her first-serve points across the match.
Head to head
Source: WTA head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.