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Rybakina succumbs to an imperial Starodubtseva

Diego Jiménez Rubio - 27 May 2026
Elena Rybakina loses to Starodubtseva at Roland Garros 2026. Photo: gettyimages

Elena Rybakina appeared at Roland Garros 2026 with high expectations after her great performance throughout the season, but she was knocked out in the second round by one of the year's breakthrough players, the Ukrainian Yuliia Starodubtseva. The growth of the Ukrainian player is evident, as she displayed a stellar level of play to eventually win 1-6 6-3 7-6 (4).

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Rybakina sucumbe ante una imperial Starodubtseva