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·Slam·ClayYuliia Starodubtseva defeated Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-1, 7(10)-6(4) — French Open 2026 R64.
Yuliia Starodubtseva and Elena Rybakina are level at 1–1 across 2 recorded meetings.
World No. 55 Yuliia Starodubtseva flipped a one-set deficit into the biggest scalp of her year, knocking out No. 2 Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(4) in their first meeting. The match turned on the second serve: Starodubtseva won 55% of those points to Rybakina's 40%, and feasted on the errors — Rybakina coughed up 71 unforced to her 36. The favourite's 23 winners couldn't outrun that ledger, and the underdog closed it out in a deciding tiebreak.