Anastasia Zakharova def. Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 — Eastbourne International 2026 R32

Match recap

Anastasia Zakharova defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the R32 of the Eastbourne International 2026.

Anastasia Zakharova, ranked #90, knocked out the #59-seeded Yuliia Starodubtseva 4-6 6-3 6-3 at Eastbourne in their first meeting. The decider turned on Zakharova's first serve: 85% of first-serve points won in the third set after just 41% in the second, capped by a break in game four. Starodubtseva, fresh off a French Open run that included a win over Rybakina, edged the second-serve battle 44% to 33% but coughed up five double faults to Zakharova's one.

Match stats

Yuliia Starodubtseva: 5 aces, 64% first serves, 5 double faults, 3/9 break points. Anastasia Zakharova: 1 ace, 83% first serves, 1 double fault, 4/10 break points.

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Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Yuliia Starodubtseva and Anastasia Zakharova.