On January 19, a first-round women’s singles match will take place on the John Cain Arena court in Melbourne, Australia, where the Grand Slam tournament Australian Open 2026 is currently being held.
Ukrainian Yulia Starodubtseva will face local tennis player Ajla Tomljanovic. Yulia is ranked 110th in the world. Ajla is in 76th place. The head-to-head score (1:0) favors the Australian. Their only meeting took place at the end of last season at the Beijing “1000” event, where Ajla won in two sets (7:67-1, 6:2).
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Yulia qualified for the main draw. In the final round of qualifying, she defeated Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova (7:67-3, 6:2).
Tomljanovic competed in Brisbane and Adelaide ahead of her home Grand Slam. She managed to get through one round at both events.
See how Yulia Starodubtseva’s opening match at the Australian Open 2026 unfolds live…
The Yulia Starodubtseva – Ajla Tomljanovic match is scheduled to start at around 08:00 (Eastern European Time, UTC+2).
Starodubtseva – Tomljanovic, Australian Open 2026, first round, LIVE video stream, result, match score…
Starodubtseva – *Tomljanovic 1-2 (6:4, 6:73-7, 1:6)
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