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French Open 2026: Ukrainian Starodubtseva Upsets No. 2 Rybakina
Starodubtseva beat second seed Elena Rybakina in a deciding super tiebreak as Rublev and Swiatek moved into the third round.
- On Wednesday, Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva upset second-seeded Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-1 7-6 at the French Open, claiming the biggest upset of the tournament and her career. "It's hard to describe, I'm super happy," Starodubtseva said.
- Rybakina, the Australian Open champion, won the opening set but Starodubtseva turned the match around in gruelingly hot conditions, recovering from 3-0 down in the deciding set before Rybakina fell short in the tiebreak.
- Starodubtseva equaled the best result of her career by reaching the third round for a second consecutive year, becoming the third Ukrainian in the women's third round alongside seventh seed Elina Svitolina and 15th seed Marta Kostyuk.
- Third seed Iga Swiatek defeated Sara Bejlek 6-2 6-3 to advance to the third round, where she will face either Magda Linette or 2017 champion Jelena Ostapenko after Linette's 6-2 2-6 6-2 victory.
- Russian 11th seed Andrey Rublev outlasted Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-1 1-6 6-3 7-6 in a three-hour battle as temperatures around 28 degrees Celsius rose toward 32 degrees, with Svitolina and 13th seed Karen Khachanov also advancing in lengthy matches.
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