Yuliia Starodubtseva def. Maya Joint 6(8)-7(10), 7-5, 6-4 — Nottingham Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Yuliia Starodubtseva defeated Maya Joint 6(8)-7(10), 7-5, 6-4 in the R32 of the Nottingham Open 2026.

Yuliia Starodubtseva dropped a first-set tiebreak 10-8 to Maya Joint, then turned the match on the second serve at Nottingham: 57% of second-serve points won to Joint's 44%, a 13-point gap that decided three hours of trading breaks. The swing was clearest off the return — Starodubtseva won 56% of second-serve return points and broke in game 10 of both the second and third sets to close them out. Joint's six aces never translated, and she saved just five of 12 break points. First meeting between the two; Emma Navarro is next.

Match stats

Maya Joint: 6 aces, 71% first serves, 2 double faults, 5/8 break points. Yuliia Starodubtseva: 0 aces, 58% first serves, 2 double faults, 7/12 break points.

Profiles: Maya Joint · Yuliia Starodubtseva — Nottingham Open 2026

Head-to-head

Maya Joint and Yuliia Starodubtseva have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

• Canadian Open 2026 R128 — Maya Joint won 4-6, 6-1, 6-3