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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 StarodubtsevaRows 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.