Anna Blinkova def. Yuliia Starodubtseva 6(3)-7(7), 6-4, 6-1 — Wimbledon 2026 R128

Match recap

Anna Blinkova defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 6(3)-7(7), 6-4, 6-1 in the R128 of the Wimbledon 2026.

Ranked No. 55 to her opponent's No. 107 on paper, the favorite was Starodubtseva — but it was the lower-ranked player who took the chances that mattered. Five weeks after Starodubtseva won their French Open meeting in straights, Anna Blinkova converted 6 of 10 break points (60%) to Yuliia Starodubtseva's 3 of 14 (21%), and the gap only widened as the match wore on. After dropping the opener in a tiebreak, Blinkova won 77% of first-serve points in the decider and broke in games one and three to close it out at Wimbledon, where the two had never met on grass.

Match stats

Yuliia Starodubtseva: 3 aces, 29 winners, 64% first serves, 3 double faults, 3/14 break points. Anna Blinkova: 2 aces, 28 winners, 61% first serves, 3 double faults, 7/11 break points.

Profiles: Yuliia Starodubtseva · Anna Blinkova — Wimbledon 2026

Head-to-head

Yuliia Starodubtseva and Anna Blinkova have met 3 times, with Anna Blinkova leading the head-to-head 2–1.

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