Yulia Starodubtseva defeated Putintseva in China: who is the next opponent.

According to inkorr.com: Ukrainian tennis player Yulia Starodubtseva impressed with her performance in the first round of the WTA 500 tournament in Ningbo, where she achieved victory over Yulia Putintseva from Kazakhstan. Earlier, she successfully passed two qualifying rounds, defeating Australian Priscilla Hon and German Tamara Korpatsch.

In the match against Putintseva, who ranks 69th in the world ranking, Starodubtseva started with a victory in the first set 6:4 and won the second set 6:2. The next opponent for the Ukrainian will be Swiss Belinda Bencic, who occupies the 14th position in the world ranking and has already defeated Polish tennis player Magda Linette.

WTA 500. Ningbo. First round

Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) - Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) - 0:2 4:6, 2:6

This victory was the first for Starodubtseva in the main draw of the WTA after six consecutive losses. At the same time, Elina Svitolina announced that she will not compete until the end of 2025 due to psychological exhaustion caused by the large number of matches. She mentioned that she is currently not ready to play and needs time to rest and recover.

Svitolina admitted that she cannot give her all to the game, so she made the decision to take a break to return to the court in the best shape and show high results.

Summary: Yulia Starodubtseva continues to impress at the WTA 500 tournament in Ningbo, having defeated Yulia Putintseva and preparing for a match against Swiss tennis player Belinda Bencic. Meanwhile, Elina Svitolina announced a break from her performances until the end of 2025 due to exhaustion from intensive matches.