Daria Snigur def. Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-4, 6-3 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Daria Snigur defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-4, 6-3 in the R128 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

The return games separated them. Snigur won 62% of first-serve return points to Starodubtseva's 39% and broke four times from nine opportunities, holding eight of her own 10 service games against her opponent's five of nine. The swing that settled it came in game 6 of the second set, a break for 4-2 immediately after Starodubtseva had broken back for 2-3. Playing her first match since a Round-of-32 exit at Wimbledon in July, Snigur needed 1 hour, 35 minutes against an opponent she had no prior meetings on record with.

Match stats

Daria Snigur: 3 aces, 50% first serves, 4 double faults, 4/10 break points. Yuliia Starodubtseva: 0 aces, 100% first serves, 1 double fault, 2/6 break points.

Profiles: Daria Snigur · Yuliia Starodubtseva — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Daria Snigur and Yuliia Starodubtseva.