Maya Joint def. Yuliia Starodubtseva 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 — Canadian Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Maya Joint defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the R128 of the Canadian Open 2026.

Break-point conversion decided this one. Maya Joint cashed 6 of 14 chances to Yuliia Starodubtseva's 4 of 18, a gap masked early when the WTA No. 62 broke in game 1 at the Canadian Open and banked the opening set. Then the pattern inverted. Starodubtseva went 0-for-6 on break points in the second while Joint broke three times. A game-4 break for 3-1 briefly restored her lead in the decider, but the qualifier took it straight back in game 5 for 2-3, broke once more in game 7 for 4-3, and finished 2 hours, 36 minutes in. The comeback squares their meetings on record at one apiece, avenging Starodubtseva's June three-setter at Nottingham.

Match stats

Yuliia Starodubtseva: 1 ace, 63% first serves, 5 double faults, 4/18 break points. Maya Joint: 3 aces, 60% first serves, 5 double faults, 7/14 break points.

Profiles: Yuliia Starodubtseva · Maya Joint — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

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

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