Yuliia Starodubtseva def. Moyuka Uchijima 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 — Madrid Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Yuliia Starodubtseva defeated Moyuka Uchijima 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in the R128 of the Madrid Open 2026.

Yuliia Starodubtseva won the second-serve exchanges that Moyuka Uchijima couldn't, taking 61% of her second-serve points to Uchijima's 42% in a three-set R1 clash. After dropping the middle set 6-1, Starodubtseva reset to close it out 6-3, winning 58% of her second-return points behind that edge. First meeting between the two, and it stayed inside a point — 86 to 81 — until the decider.

Match stats

Moyuka Uchijima: 3 aces, 58% first serves, 7 double faults. Yuliia Starodubtseva: 2 aces, 64% first serves, 5 double faults.

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Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Moyuka Uchijima and Yuliia Starodubtseva.